What's wrong with the world

G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

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• Social Problems (journal)

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 7
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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THELIBRARY
OF
THEUNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
RIVERSIDEWORLDWITH THEWRONGWHAT'SWRONGWHAT'S
THE WORLDWITH
BY
K. CHESTERTONGILBERT
"CHARLES DICKKKS,""VARIED TYPES,"AUTHOR OF
KTC."TREMENDOUS TRIFLES."
NEW YORK
MEAD AND COMPANYDQDD,
1918H A/-
BYCOPYBIGHT, 1910,
COMPANTMEAD ANDDODD,
1910Published, October,DEDICATION
To F. G. M. P.C. MASTERMAN,
MYDEAR CHARLES,
isI called this book "Whatoriginally
and it would have satisfied sar-Wrong," your
donic to note the number of social mis-temper
that arose from the use of theunderstandings
title. a hermild visitorMany lady opened
"when I remarked I have beeneyes casually,
* 'What is all thisdoing Wrong morning."
And one minister of movedreligion sharplyquite
in his chair when I told him he understood
(as
I to what wasthat had run and doit) upstairs
but should be down in a minute.wrong, again
of what occult vice accusedExactly they silently
me I cannot but I know of what Iconjecture,
accuse and that of written ais,myself; having
and and onebook,very shapeless inadequate
to be dedicated to As farquite unworthy you.DEDICATION
as literature this book is what is wrong,goes,
no mistake.and
It seem a refinement of insolence tomay
so wild a to one who haspresent composition
recorded two or three of the
really impressive
visions ofof the millionsmoving England.
theYou are the man alive who can makeonly
of crawl with a mostlife;map England
and enviable thenaccomplishment. Whycreepy
should I trouble with a book even ifwhich,you
it achieves its is un-object (which monstrously
can be a of
likely) only thundering gallop
?theory
I do it because I thinkWell, partly poli-you
ticians are none the worse for a few inconvenient
ideals but more because will the
; you recognise
we have had those
;many arguments arguments
which the most wonderful ladies in the world
can never endure for And,very long. perhaps,
will with me that the thread of com-you agree
and conversation must be be-radeship protected
cause it is so frivolous. It must be held sacred,
it must not be because it is not worthsnapped,
It is becauseexactlytying together again. argu-