Excerpt from Gilbert K. Chesterton: A Criticism Another object is to estimate Mr. Chesterton's value as a literary artist. This object naturally falls within the scope of the other, for Mr. Chesterton's artistic talents are simply the wea pons that he uses in his war against his contro versial enemies. No doubt there are great chunks of his work that can be enjoyed frankly for their own sake without reference to his teach ing but those little know G. K. C. Who imagine that it was for their own sake that he enjoyed them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.