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Defendant

Public domain audiobook

Defendant

by G. K. Chesterton

English· 3:16:15· 18 chapters
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

  1. Chapter 1

    In Defence of a New Edition

    06:59
  2. Chapter 2

    Introduction

    09:43
  3. Chapter 3

    A Defence of Penny Dreadfuls

    14:40
  4. Chapter 4

    A Defence of Rash Vows

    13:24
  5. Chapter 5

    A Defence of Skeletons

    11:00
  6. Chapter 6

    A Defence of Publicity

    11:43
  7. Chapter 7

    A Defence of Nonsense

    12:33
  8. Chapter 8

    A Defence of Planets

    11:01
  9. Chapter 9

    A Defence of China Shepherdesses

    10:24
  10. Chapter 10

    A Defence of Useful Information

    13:19
  11. Chapter 11

    A Defence of Heraldry

    08:54
  12. Chapter 12

    A Defence of Ugly Things

    09:48
  13. Chapter 13

    A Defence of Farce

    11:37
  14. Chapter 14

    A Defence of Humility

    11:55
  15. Chapter 15

    A Defence of Slang

    10:12
  16. Chapter 16

    A Defence of Baby-Worship

    08:07
  17. Chapter 17

    A Defence of Detective Stories

    09:07
  18. Chapter 18

    A Defence of Patriotism

    11:49