A collection of reprinted articles on a wide-range of subjects, all in the unique style of G. K. Chesterton. Using wit, paradox, and good humor he “defends” a series of seeming harmless things that need no defense, and in so doing he exposes many of the broken assumptions and dogmatic notions of secular humanism and other trends of his age and of ours. (Summary by Ray Clare)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
In Defence of a New Edition
06:59 - Chapter 2
Introduction
09:43 - Chapter 3
A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls
14:40 - Chapter 4
A Defence of Rash Vows
13:24 - Chapter 5
A Defence of Skeletons
11:00 - Chapter 6
A Defence of Publicity
11:43 - Chapter 7
A Defence of Nonsense
12:33 - Chapter 8
A Defence of Planets
11:01 - Chapter 9
A Defence of China Shepherdesses
10:24 - Chapter 10
A Defence of Useful Information
13:19 - Chapter 11
A Defence of Heraldry
08:54 - Chapter 12
A Defence of Ugly Things
09:48 - Chapter 13
A Defence of Farce
11:37 - Chapter 14
A Defence of Humility
11:55 - Chapter 15
A Defence of Slang
10:12 - Chapter 16
A Defence of Baby-Worship
08:07 - Chapter 17
A Defence of Detective Stories
09:07 - Chapter 18
A Defence of Patriotism
11:49