What's wrong with the world?

 

G. K. CHESTERTON

 

 

 

 

 

What's wrong with the world?, G. K. Chesteron

Jazzybee Verlag Jürgen Beck

86450 Altenmünster, Loschberg 9

Deutschland

 

ISBN: 9783849650728

 

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CONTENTS:

 

PART ONE. THE HOMELESSNESS OF MAN... 2

I. THE MEDICAL MISTAKE.. 2

II. WANTED, AN UNPRACTICAL MAN... 4

III. THE NEW HYPOCRITE.. 7

IV. THE FEAR OF THE PAST.. 10

V. THE UNFINISHED TEMPLE.. 15

VI. THE ENEMIES OF PROPERTY.. 18

VII. THE FREE FAMILY.. 20

VIII. THE WILDNESS OF DOMESTICITY.. 22

IX. HISTORY OF HUDGE AND GUDGE.. 24

X. OPPRESSION BY OPTIMISM... 27

XI. THE HOMELESSNESS OF JONES. 29

PART TWO. IMPERIALISM, OR  THE MISTAKE ABOUT MAN... 32

I. THE CHARM OF JINGOISM... 32

II. WISDOM AND THE WEATHER.. 34

III. THE COMMON VISION... 37

IV. THE INSANE NECESSITY.. 40

PART THREE. FEMINISM, OR  THE MISTAKE ABOUT WOMAN   44

I. THE UNMILITARY SUFFRAGETTE.. 44

II. THE UNIVERSAL STICK.. 45

III. THE EMANCIPATION OF DOMESTICITY.. 49

IV. THE ROMANCE OF THRIFT.. 52

V. THE COLDNESS OF CHLOE.. 55

VI. THE PEDANT AND THE SAVAGE.. 58

VII. THE MODERN SURRENDER OF WOMAN.. 60

VIII. THE BRAND OF THE FLEUR-DE-LIS. 61

IX. SINCERITY AND THE GALLOWS. 63

X. THE HIGHER ANARCHY.. 65

XI. THE QUEEN AND THE SUFFRAGETTES. 67

XII. THE MODERN SLAVE.. 68

PART FOUR. EDUCATION: OR  THE MISTAKE ABOUT THE CHILD   71

I. THE CALVINISM OF TO-DAY.. 71

II. THE TRIBAL TERROR.. 72

III. THE TRICKS OF ENVIRONMENT.. 73

IV. THE TRUTH ABOUT EDUCATION.. 74

V. AN EVIL CRY.. 76

VI. AUTHORITY THE UNAVOIDABLE.. 78

VII. THE HUMILITY OF MRS. GRUNDY.. 80

VIII. THE BROKEN RAINBOW... 82

IX. THE NEED FOR NARROWNESS. 85

X. THE CASE FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 86

XI. THE SCHOOL FOR HYPOCRITES. 89

XII. THE STALENESS OF THE NEW SCHOOLS. 93

XIII. THE OUTLAWED PARENT.. 95

XIV. FOLLY AND FEMALE EDUCATION... 96

PART FIVE. THE HOME OF MAN... 99

I. THE EMPIRE OF THE INSECT.. 99

II. THE FALLACY OF THE UMBRELLA STAND.. 102

III. THE DREADFUL DUTY OF GUDGE.. 105

IV. A LAST INSTANCE.. 106

V. CONCLUSION.. 107

THREE NOTES. 110

I. ON FEMALE SUFFRAGE.. 110

II. ON CLEANLINESS IN EDUCATION.. 111

III. ON PEASANT PROPRIETORSHIP. 111