Saint Francis of Assisi

Written by G.K. Chesterton

Narrated by Deaver Brown

A dazzling and uplifting biography of the great Saint Francis of Assisi who gained the world by giving up worldly goods to be be independent of all, less is more at the highest level, told in a remarkably astute nuanced optimistic uplifting biography by G. K. Chesterton know as the Prince of Paradox

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simply Magazine Inc.
• Release date: Jan 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781614966197

G.K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a prolific English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He is best known in mystery circles as the creator of the fictional priest-detective Father Brown and for the metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. In 1895, at the age of twenty-one, Chesterton began working for the London publisher George Redway. A year later he moved to another publisher, T. Fisher Unwin, where he undertook his first work in journalism, illustration, and literary criticism. In addition to writing fifty-three Father Brown stories, Chesterton authored articles and books of social criticism, philosophy, theology, economics, literary criticism, biography, and poetry.

Reviews for Saint Francis of Assisi

[pgkr-751039 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Quirky, self-aware, brief biography(-ish) of the quirky, self-aware, brief life of a mystic and Christian saint(-ish).

[dinadansfriend · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

A relentless hagiography quite in the style of the Medieval masters of the form. This book has little to aid to any in depth discussion of an interesting saint. Only for the devout, intent on gaining a grasp of the essential facts. My version was published in 1973. It was originally ground out in 1923.

[lukerik-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This is not a biography but rather an essay through which St Francis runs like a thread. It presupposes some knowledge of the subject. It's readable and well written on a paragraph by paragraph basis and is often interesting.Chesterton has a habit of lapsing into flippant bigotry and spouting bollocks. Which is a shame. I would recommend this book to someone who agrees with his unsubstantiated opinions.

[lucybrown_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There were parts that irritated me because Chesterton seemed to be relishing dancing round a mulberry bush and never quite coming to the point. However, on the whole I enjoyed this miniature portrait of the great saint's life and philosophy. It certainly is not exhaustive, but entices one to want read more about him.