Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Ingrams, Richard (1937-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : The sins of G. K. Chesterton [Texte imprimé] / Richard Ingrams

Publication : Chelmsford : Harbour, 2021

Description matérielle : 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-267) and index
"Despite insisting throughout his life that he was a journalist, G. K. Chesterton was famous in his day as the author of over one hundred books, including the Father Brown stories. He was a character literally larger than life, a man renowned for his wit who in his final years became even better known as a broadcaster on BBC radio. The Sins of G. K. Chesterton explores an often-overlooked aspect of his life and work -- the personal relationships with his younger brother Cecil, Cecil's wife Ada (also known as 'Keith') and, in particular, the friend and mentor of both brothers, Hilaire Belloc. This brilliant biographical study challenges the conventional image of Chesterton. With the help of previously unpublished material, Richard Ingrams reveals a more vulnerable figure, manipulated by his brother and Belloc, the domineering Anglo-Frenchman. It was the influence of both men that involved Chesterton in the greatest controversy of his life -- the Marconi scandal. While Ingrams's vivid account of the scandal and its aftermath is a stark reminder that anti-Semitism is nothing new in British political life, this work is also an absorbing tribute to a great English writer in need of rediscovery"

Sujet(s) : Chesterton, G. K. (1874-1936) -- Amis et relations  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Belloc, Hilaire (1870-1953)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Genre ou forme : Biographie  Voir les notices liées en tant que genre ou forme

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1905128339. - ISBN 9781905128334 (rel.)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb471832387

Notice n° :  FRBNF47183238 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : A legend in the flesh ; The indulged younger brother ; Keith and Frances ; Baskets and dead cats ; Going into the other camp ; A real smash-up ; The art of stirring mud ; The death of the New Witness ; 'Chesterton's potty little paper' ; Post mortem.