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What’s Wrong with the World

by G. K. Chesterton

Philosopher G. K. Chesterton comments on various social issues of his day, including property, imperialism, feminism, and education.

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First published
1910
Length
60,192 words
Reading time
About 4 hr 11 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

In What’s Wrong with the World , G. K. Chesterton criticizes contemporary societal positions on property, imperialism, education, and home life. He believed that both unfettered capitalism and socialism erode society, breaking up the family and keeping the poor in poverty. He advocates for a broader distribution of both property and political power, a philosophy that became known as “Distributism,” and of which Chesterton and his friend Hilaire Belloc became well-known advocates.

While this book was written in 1910, many of the issues Chesterton addresses, like home ownership, public education, and the erosion of democracy, remain important social issues in the modern day.

First published 1910; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 60,192 words arranged in 57 navigable sections.

About the author

G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) is described by Wikidata as English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom.

Recorded occupations include journalist, poet, novelist, autobiographer, writer, and screenwriter. Languages recorded for G. K. Chesterton include English. Wikidata lists The Club of Queer Trades, The Man Who Was Thursday, Orthodoxy, The Everlasting Man, The Napoleon of Notting Hill, and Father Brown among G. K. Chesterton's notable works. Open Library identifies Robert Browning as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 37 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Heretics, Manalive, Orthodoxy, The Club of Queer Trades, The Everlasting Man, The Incredulity of Father Brown, and The Innocence of Father Brown under G. K. Chesterton's authorship.

1874–1936

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Themes and ideas

  • Social problems

Table of contents

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Show all 57 sections
  1. Dedication
  2. What’s Wrong with the World
  3. Part I
  4. I
  5. II
  6. III
  7. IV
  8. V
  9. VI
  10. VII
  11. VIII
  12. IX
  13. X
  14. XI
  15. Part II
  16. I
  17. II
  18. III
  19. IV
  20. Part III
  21. I
  22. II
  23. III
  24. IV
  25. V
  26. VI
  27. VII
  28. VIII
  29. IX
  30. X
  31. XI
  32. XII
  33. Part IV
  34. I
  35. II
  36. III
  37. IV
  38. V
  39. VI
  40. VII
  41. VIII
  42. IX
  43. X
  44. XI
  45. XII
  46. XIII
  47. XIV
  48. Part V
  49. I
  50. II
  51. III
  52. IV
  53. V
  54. Three Notes
  55. I
  56. II
  57. III
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