Firstly I should tell you that this book is over 100 years old, having first been published in 1908. Reading it, you would never guess. In fact, I didn't and only discovered after having finished it that it was that old. The story takes place in London (and France) in a bygone era, that much is obvious, but the writing style is so much more, well, modern! I actually really enjoyed the book. More so in retrospect than at the time of reading (if that makes sense). It's a thriller, a spy story, an adventure story and a philisophical statement all rolled into one. It was clever, and whimisical, and deep, and enthralling, and exciting, and frankly, bizarre! I won't run out of positive descriptions, so I'll stop there, but you get the point.
Interesting fact; along with being outspoken on the subjects of politics, economics and having a lot to say about many things (he was very opposed to the Boer War for example) Chesterton was a Christian apologist too!
Four stars in my view. :)
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