A Short History of England by G. K. Chesterton History Europe Great Britain

<p><strong>Filled with Chestertonian wit the fast-moving history includes such gemlike observations as Henry VIII was almost as unlucky in his wives as they were in their husband. </strong>Of the great late Victorian/Edwardian trio of wits: George Bernard Shaw Oscar Wilde and Chesterton himself it is Chesterton whose body of work -- writing in an unassuming manner without great pretension -- may well persist for future generations far longer than its charming genial author ever imagined.</p>