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 5 terms in this directory beginning with the letter H.
Hamilton, Cicely (1872-1952)
English actress, writer, journalist, suffragette and feminist; she fought for universal suffrage in the United Kingdom; in April 1911, she and Chesterton held a public debate in Queen’s Hall, London, under the title Woman’s Suffrage.
Hamilton, Cosmo (1870-1942)
English playwright and novelist; during the American Tour (1930-31) Chesterton held two public debates with him: the first in Boston, entitled Is Divorce a Social Asset?; the second in Washington, after Chesterton’s lecture The Curse of Psychology; the last was titled Is Psychology a Curse?
Hotel Majestic
Hotel located at the Passeig de Gràcia, founded in 1918, in which Chesterton stayed while on his visit to Catalonia of May-June 1926, together with his wife Frances and his niece, Rhoda Bastable; in the hotel, while having dinner with Chesterton, the writer and host, Josep M. Junoy, interviewed him.