Glossary
The glossary includes essential terms related to the person, life, and work of Chesterton. For reasons of space it must inevitably be incomplete. It includes the most important people – family, friends, contemporaries and adversaries -, the most significant places – streets, neighborhoods, buildings, literary, cultural and religious associations – and the most important public activities – conferences, debates, meetings, congresses , election campaigns and travel.
There are currently 6 terms in this directory beginning with the letter A.
American Tour 1930-31
From late September 1930 to late March 1931, Gilbert, Frances and Dorothy Collins travelled across America and Canada; they arrived first in Quebec, where Chesterton gave lectures in Montreal and Toronto; in America he continued with the engagements agreed with his agent in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Albany, Syracuse and Philadelphia; across the South they reached the West, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland; finally, they crossed the border to give lectures in Vancouver and Victoria.
Amic de les Arts, L’
The cultural association L’Amic de les Arts, with Josep Carbonell i Gener at the helm, organized a celebration of Chesterton during his stay in Sitges of May 1926; the letters exchanged during the occasion were published in L’Amic de les Arts, a prominent avant-garde magazine from Sitges headed by Carbonell himself.
Anglo-Boer War
War between the British Empire and two independent Boer states, the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire’s influence in South Africa; the war was triggered by the discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer states; it started on 11 October 1899 and finished on 31 May 1902; in England there were two positions regarding the war: those who were in favour of it (imperialists) and those who were against it (antiimperialists and pacifists); Chesterton was alone in supporting the Boers.
Anglo-Catholic Congress, The First
Held in London from 29 June to 2 July 1920; Chesterton participated in the debate The Church and Social and Industrial Problems with Rev. Bishop Gore, Rev. E.K. Talbot and A. Moore.
Anti-Puritan League, The
The Anti-Puritan League for the Defence of the People’s Pleasures was created in 1906; Cecil Chesterton was the provisional committee’s honorific secretary. The league defended common pleasures such as drinking, dancing and dressing well; it had great impact and found much echo in the English press.