G K Chesterton combines wit and religion
On this day in 1874 English writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born. A prolific writer of lay theology and philosophy as well as novels and... Read More
A E Housman, a gay Shropshire lad
On this day in 1859 the English poet Alfred Edward (A. E.) Housman was born. He is best remembered today for his lyrical and evocative... Read More
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s life of exile
On this day in 1918 the Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was born. Soon after the war he was arrested for disparaging remarks made about Stalin... Read More