What's Wrong with the World

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What's Wrong with the World

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

EN·~5 hours·57 chapters

Chapters

57 total

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE WORLD

0:01

By G.K. Chesterton

2:19

PART ONE. THE HOMELESSNESS OF MAN

0:02

I. THE MEDICAL MISTAKE

6:23

II. WANTED, AN UNPRACTICAL MAN

9:47

III. THE NEW HYPOCRITE

10:42

IV. THE FEAR OF THE PAST

14:53

V. THE UNFINISHED TEMPLE

10:19

VI. THE ENEMIES OF PROPERTY

6:23

VII. THE FREE FAMILY

7:30

Description

A lively, conversational essay collection that asks the simple yet unsettling question: what is wrong with the world? The writer tackles familiar social theories with wit and a touch of paradox, turning ordinary observations into sharp‑pointed commentary. Readers are drawn in by the blend of humor, anecdote, and a restless curiosity that refuses easy answers.

The first sections dismantle the habit of treating nations and societies like single organisms, warning against the temptation to diagnose a social “disease” before ever considering a cure. By exposing the absurdity of metaphors that turn countries into lions or centipedes, the author invites us to look at human communities as the messy, individual‑driven collections they truly are. The essays promise thoughtful provocation without ever revealing the final conclusions, leaving listeners eager to follow the argument’s unfolding.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (334K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Georges Allaire, Martin Ward, and David Widger

Release date

Apr 1, 1999

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

1874–1936

Best known for the Father Brown stories, he wrote with sparkling wit and a gift for turning big ideas into lively, memorable prose. His essays, novels, and religious writings made him one of the most distinctive English voices of the early 20th century.

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