In Autobiography Chesterton describes his happy childhood, the intellectual 'doubts and morbidities' of his youth and his search for a true vocation. He includes many anecdotes about his literary friends, Henry James, George Bernard Shaw, and H G Wells. But it is his quest for religious conviction and his conversion to Catholicism that is central to his story which he tells with great modesty, gentleness and intelligence.
| ISBN: | 9781842329832 |
| Publication date: | 23rd September 2008 |
| Author: | G K Chesterton |
| Publisher: | House of Stratus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 228 pages |
| Series: | Chesterton's Biographies |
| Genres: |
Autobiography: writers |
In Autobiography Chesterton describes his happy childhood, the intellectual 'doubts and morbidities' of his youth and his search for a true vocation. He includes many anecdotes about his literary friends, Henry James, George Bernard Shaw, and H G Wells. But it is his quest for religious conviction and his conversion to Catholicism that is central to his story which he tells with great modesty, gentleness and intelligence.
Autobiography features in the following genres: Autobiography: writers
Autobiography is available in Paperback
Autobiography was written by G K Chesterton and published by House of Stratus
Autobiography has 228 pages
Yes it is part of Chesterton's Biographies series