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A priest friend of ours once said that if the Catholic Church had a Patron Saint of Humor, it would be G.K. Chesterton. One of the great writers & thinkers of the last couple of hundred years, Gilbert Keith was also one of the funniest & most influential. Always a conservative thinker, he eventually became a convert to the Catholic Church & made many arguments in defense of orthodoxy, including a book of that title. He also wrote novels & poems, including The Man Who Was Thursday, one of our favorites in college, as well as the great Father Brown mystery stories. He was a kind & genial man, & deployed paradox, his favorite tool of humor, to thwart George Bernard Shaw & the other socialists of his day. He had trouble with his mental health in earlier years, & that struggle to find order was one of the things that led him to God. He fought the good fight until the end. He was a great man, a great promoter of the Catholic faith, & we look forward to hopefully being his friend someday. "Beer & liberty versus soap & socialism!" Huzzah! We hope our exclusive photo restoration, like all our photo restorations, helps you be closer to our friend & thus to Jesus, our Lord. (Most of G.K.'s books are out of copyright & are available for free for Kindles on the internet.) IMPORTANT THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER FOR THE SMALLER SIZES There is a blank white margin around the paper, 1/2" for 5x7", 1.3" for 8.5x11", & 1.6" for 11x14", & 1.75" for the 13x17" & 16x20". For the poster sizes, 18x24" & 24x36", those are cropped & printed to the edge of the paper, without borders. -Archival-quality print. Printed with archival pigments designed to last for generations when kept dry & out of the direct sun. -Acid-free paper. Image is smaller than paper!! -Cardboard backer. -Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal clear bag -Comes with the above story of the image. Thanks for your interest! Sue & John You might also enjoy original Catholic Art & Jewerly by me, Sue Kouma Johnson, here on Etsy at www.Etsy.com/shop/TreeOfHeaven Also, check out our Catholic Quote shop, where we are pairing authentic quotes from Saints with Art: www.Etsy.com/shop/CatholicQuote "In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art." ~ St. Pope John Paul II Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text & image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson - Classic Catholic Art. G. K. Chesterton - Exclusive Photo Restoration 4 Sizes Catholic Art Gift
