A Miscellany of Men is a classic work of famous English writer,
philosopher, literary and art critic, G.K. Chesterton. It is a
collection of more than thirty humorous short stories and essays,
published in 1912. He has covered topics from literature to philosophy
and history to social criticism. He has given a picturesque of 20th
century Europe. His social, historical, literary and religious
illustrations are very important in the study of 20th century Europe.
'The Miser and His Friends' to 'The Red Reactionary' from 'The
Separatist and Sacred Things' to 'The New Theologian' and 'The Romantic
in the Rain' give us contemporary vision of the social living. He
reveals truths through enlightening observations. The uniqueness of his
writing is that, on one hand he criticizes the weary facts of capitalism
and on the other hand, he condemns inhuman bureasicratic socialism.