Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton

Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton is a fine Chesterton biography not only combining the well known facts of Chesterton’s life with new information, but drawing heavily on Chesterton’s own writings. The result is a revealing look at both the life and thought of an incomparable man. Pearce’s succinct commentary elegantly weaves together a wealth of original material.

This is a thoroughly readable and delightful biography of a multi-faceted author, artist and debater who loved the friendship of children, idolized his wife and enjoyed great friendships with the likes of Hillaire Belloc, Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells.

Aidan Mackey calls it “the most important work on Chesterton in the last 50 years.”