G.K. Chesterton at the age of 17
In this rare photograph taken in 1908, a young Gilbert Keith Chesterton, just 17 years old, gazes forward with the stern profile of someone already brimming with deep thoughts and greater questions. Within a few years, he would astonish the world with his wit, paradoxes, and Christian humanism — becoming one of the most brilliant essayists, novelists, and critics of the 20th century.
From Father Brown to The Everlasting Man, Chesterton’s pen carved a place in English letters that still echoes today. But here, we catch a glimpse of the boy before the fame — a teenager on the threshold of destiny.
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From Father Brown to The Everlasting Man, Chesterton’s pen carved a place in English letters that still echoes today. But here, we catch a glimpse of the boy before the fame — a teenager on the threshold of destiny.
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Preserve them in history. Upload your old photographs to Oldpik.com and be part of building a global visual archive of the past.
Contributed by OldPik on January 7, 2024
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