A Miscellany of Men is a collection of essays on sundry topics written by one of the English language’s greatest essayists, G. K. Chesterton. In the Miscellany, Chesterton covers all kinds of timely truths and makes prescient and enlightening observations. Covering topics ranging from literature to philosophy, history to social criticism, it is a snapshot of thought on 20th-century Europe (and the world) by one of Europe’s sharpest wits and ablest pens. With chapter titles ranging from “The Miser and His Friends” to “The Red Reactionary,” from “The Separatist and Sacred Things” to “The New Theologian” and “The Romantic in the Rain,” this compact volume includes 39 brief sketches of individuals, each one of whom illustrates an aspect of contemporary society. Social, historical, and religious thought all figure prominently in this book, which deals with a myriad of topics from the sane and healthy perspective of Chesterton’s integral, unapologetic Catholic Faith. The book remains particularly unique for its willingness to criticize some of the uncomfortable truths about capitalism while simultaneously condemning inhuman, bureaucratic socialism.
Introduction —Dale Ahlquist
Preface —G. K. Chesterton
The Suffragist
The Poet and The Cheese
The Thing
The Man Who Thinks Backwards
The Nameless Man
The Gardener and The Guinea
The Voter and The Two Voices
The Mad Official
The Enchanted Man
The Sun Worshipper
The Wrong Incendiary
The Free Man
The Hypothetical Householder
The Priest of Spring
The Real Journalist
The Sentimental Scot
The Sectarian of Society
The Fool
The Conscript and The Crisis
The Miser and His Friends
The Mystagogue
The Red Reactionary
The Separatist and Sacred Things
The Mummer
The Aristocratic ‘Arry
The New Theologian
The Romantic In The Rain
The False Photographer
The Sultan
The Architect of Spears
The Man On Top
The Other Kind of Man
The Mediæval Villain
The Divine Detective
The Elf of Japan
The Chartered Libertine
The Contented Man
The Angry Author: His Farewell
