THE
DEFENDANT
BY
G. K. CHESTERTON
A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION
The Defendant by G. K. Chesterton is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable
Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document
file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State Uni-
versity nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone associated with the Pennsylvania State University
assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic
transmission, in any way.
The Defendant by G. K. Chesterton, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim
Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18202 is a Portable Document File produced as part of an ongoing
student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of
those wishing to make use of them.
Cover Design: Jim Manis
Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university.
Contents
IN DEFENCE OF A NEW EDITION .............................................................................................. 4
THE DEFENDANT ........................................................................................................................... 7
A DEFENCE OF PENNY DREADFULS ...................................................................................... 10
A DEFENCE OF RASH VOWS ..................................................................................................... 15
A DEFENCE OF SKELETONS ..................................................................................................... 19
A DEFENCE OF PUBLICITY ....................................................................................................... 23
A DEFENCE OF NONSENSE........................................................................................................ 27
A DEFENCE OF PLANETS...