This volume contains 14 must-read Biographies by the amazing English thinker G.K.Chesterton, one of the smartest people of the 20th century. Some of the most important characters in art and literature of the 19th century are portrayed by the incredible mind and pen of Chesterton, accompanied by dozens of illustrations. The result, an amazing piece of philosophy and essay collected in one volume. The biographies are: THOMAS CARLYLE ROBERT BROWNING CHARLES DICKENS TENNYSON THACKERAY LEO TOLSTOY G.F. WATTS GEORGE BERNARD SHAW WILLIAM BLAKE MILTON LORD KITCHENER WILLIAM COBBETT ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON CHAUCER