What's Wrong With the World

Name: What's Wrong With the World
Brand: Dover Publications
SKU: 9780486454276
Price: 8.49 USD
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What's Wrong With the World by Chesterton is a treatise that discusses various topics such as education, government, feminism, and big business. This critical work features his unique brand of... Read more

What's Wrong With the World by Chesterton is a treatise that discusses various topics such as education, government, feminism, and big business. This critical work features his unique brand of commentary, critique of modern efficiency, and defense of the common man against social assaults. Chesterton opposes materialism, snobbery, hypocrisy, and advocates for freedom and simplicity in modern society. His thousands of essays, now collected in this edition, remain as readable and rewarding as they were over a century ago.

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In the book called What's Wrong With the World, the writer talks about many important things like education, government, big businesses, feminism, and more. He strongly believed in helping working people, families, and having faith. He did not like materialism, snobbery, hypocrisy, or anything that went against freedom and simplicity in modern society.

This book is a collection of many of the essays he wrote for newspapers and magazines during his lifetime. The essays are interesting to read and show the author's clever commentary. Even though they were written over a hundred years ago, they are still worth reading. Chesterton gives his opinion on modern ideas, criticizes modern efficiency, and defends the common man with humor and heart.