Platitudes in the Making: Precepts and Advices for GentlefolkIn 1955, in a used bookstore in San Francisco, Dr. Alfred Kessler, an avid collector of the works of G. K. Chesterton, uncovered a rare treasure - Chesterton's personal copy of a privately published edition of Holbrook Jackson's Platitudes in the Making (1911), with original responses by Chesterton written in green pencil between the lines of Jackson's book. Since 1911, this hitherto unknown Chesterton "book within a book" has been seen only by a privileged few. Now, Ignatius Press is pleased to present this beautiful facsimile edition in which admirers of Chesterton everywhere will have the opportunity for an extraordinary glimpse of the remarkable wisdom and humor of this literary giant "at play". |
Contents
ABOUT TO LIVE | 13 |
ADVICES FOR THE SAME | 19 |
THE INNER TEMPLE | 25 |
GODS OF THE TWILIGHT | 31 |
AMORALITIES | 35 |
INHUMANITIES | 41 |
THE OUTER TEMPLE | 49 |
AT THE FRONT | 53 |
STATEWORTHINESS | 61 |
THE RED CAP | 65 |
FOR THOSE IN LOVE | 69 |
SLIPPING THE CABLES | 75 |
LAYING THE DUST | 79 |
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absurdity admirable alive AMORALITIES animals argued art gallery Aspiration bargaining beautiful become civilized beggar Bernard Shaw Beware braver comedy Corrupt cowardice critics Death democracies desire dors drink edition ENGLISH NOVELISTS Essays and Studies FABIAN Faith Friendship G. K. CHESTERTON genius gods GRANT RICHARDS happy harbour HERE'S HOLBROOK JACKSON hope ideal ideas individual saves inferior INHUMANITIES INNER TEMPLE institutions Insurrection intellect Jackson has written LAYING THE DUST learnt literary living look loophole Love marriage mind Modern commerce morals Morris's nation Nature's never NOVELISTS one's own conception OUTER TEMPLE Pedants person philanthropist Platitudes poor poverty PRELIMINARY PRECEPTS PRELUDE TO ART put a limit quench recognises RED CAP religion Revolution ROMANCE AND REALITY says Sculptor Shoddy SLIPPING THE CABLES Socialism society spirit STATEWORTHINESS theologian theology thing True TWILIGHT useless VIII virtue Vulgar wholly Sane WILLIAM MORRIS wrong