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What’s Wrong with the World

G. K. Chesterton

BOOK TYPE
Essays
READING TIME
About 5 hours
WORDS
59,907
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Philosopher G. K. Chesterton comments on various social issues of his day, including property, imperialism, feminism, and education.

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  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Dedication
  4. What’s Wrong with the World
    1. Part I: The Homelessness of Man
      1. I: The Medical Mistake
      2. II: Wanted, an Unpractical Man
      3. III: The New Hypocrite
      4. IV: The Fear of the Past
      5. V: The Unfinished Temple
      6. VI: The Enemies of Property
      7. VII: The Free Family
      8. VIII: The Wildness of Domesticity
      9. IX: History of Hudge and Gudge
      10. X: Oppression by Optimism
      11. XI: The Homelessness of Jones
    2. Part II: Imperialism: Or the Mistake About Man
      1. I: The Charm of Jingoism
      2. II: Wisdom and the Weather
      3. III: The Common Vision
      4. IV: The Insane Necessity
    3. Part III: Feminism: Or the Mistake About Woman
      1. I: The Unmilitary Suffragette
      2. II: The Universal Stick
      3. III: The Emancipation of Domesticity
      4. IV: The Romance of Thrift
      5. V: The Coldness of Chloe
      6. VI: The Pedant and the Savage
      7. VII: The Modern Surrender of Woman
      8. VIII: The Brand of the Fleur-de-Lis
      9. IX: Sincerity and the Gallows
      10. X: The Higher Anarchy
      11. XI: The Queen and the Suffragettes
      12. XII: The Modern Slave
    4. Part IV: Education: Or the Mistake About the Child
      1. I: The Calvinism of Today
      2. II: The Tribal Terror
      3. III: The Tricks of Environment
      4. IV: The Truth About Education
      5. V: An Evil Cry
      6. VI: Authority the Unavoidable
      7. VII: The Humility of Mrs. Grundy
      8. VIII: The Broken Rainbow
      9. IX: The Need for Narrowness
      10. X: The Case for the Public Schools
      11. XI: The School for Hypocrites
      12. XII: The Staleness of the New Schools
      13. XIII: The Outlawed Parent
      14. XIV: Folly and Female Education
    5. Part V: The Home of Man
      1. I: The Empire of the Insect
      2. II: The Fallacy of the Umbrella Stand
      3. III: The Dreadful Duty of Gudge
      4. IV: A Doubt
      5. V: Conclusion
  5. Three Notes
    1. I: On Female Suffrage
    2. II: On Cleanliness in Education
    3. III: On Peasant Proprietorship
  6. Colophon
  7. Uncopyright

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SOURCE PUBLICATION DATE
2025-04-29
SOURCE EDITION UPDATED
2026-08-04
ADDED TO iREADALL
2026-10-13
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  • G. K. Chesterton (aut, dto)
  • Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (art)
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