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The Patriot of the Planet

by Gilbert K. Chesterton

The Century Magazine, March 1923, pp. 686-694

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    January 1923 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Truce That Came Too Late by Stephen McKenna, pp. 323-335
    2. A Reply by Sara Teasdale, p. 336
    3. Criminal Communications by Waldemar Kaempffert, pp. 337-346
    4. Eastward Ho! by Alfred E. Zimmern, pp. 347-354
    5. Dedication for a Book of Verse by M.L.C. Pickthall, p. 355
    6. The Winged Baby by Edwina Stanton Babcock, pp. 356-365
    7. More of an Arabian Anabasis by E. Alexander Powell, pp. 366-376
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    9. Guanajuato by Florence Minard, pp. 395-401
    10. The New Woman in Egypt by Grace Thompson Seton, pp. 402-409
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    12. Bookless Philosophers by Maurice G. Hindus, pp. 423-430
    13. London Types by Stacy Aumonier, pp. 431-446
    14. The Last of the Vikings by Johan Bojer, pp. 447-470
    15. Old Wisdom in a New Tongue by Carl Van Doren, pp. 471-476
    16. An American Looks at His World by The Editor, pp. 477-480
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    February 1923 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Youth Movement in Germany by Charles Merz, pp. 483-488
    2. The Cross-Beam by Bernice Brown, pp. 489-506
    3. Adventures of a Scholar-Tramp by Glen Mullin, pp. 507-515
    4. When the Ram Wins the "Palio" by Caroline Singer, pp. 516-527
    5. Mercury and Apollo in Chicago by Webb Waldron, pp. 528-532
    6. Chinese Procession by Witter Bynner, pp. 533-538
    7. Back to Africa by W.E. Burghardt Du Bois, pp. 539-548
    8. Wax of the Abruzzi by Adriana Spadoni, pp. 549-558
    9. The Real Revolt against Civilization by Nathaniel Peffer, pp. 559-571
    10. Faint Perfume by Zona Gale, pp. 572-586
    11. Five Woodcuts of New York by L.F. Wilford, pp. 587-591
    12. That Elusive West by Burges Johnson, pp. 592-599
    13. The Last of the Vikings by Johan Bojer, pp. 600-620
    14. The "Other Woman" in Egypt by Grace Thompson Seton, pp. 621-628
    15. The Soil of the Puritans by Carl Van Doren, pp. 629-636
    16. Am American Looks at the World by The Editor, pp. 637-640
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    March 1923 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Broken by Sherwood Anderson, pp. 643-656
    2. The Green International by Charles Merz, pp. 657-661
    3. Song of Night by Pascal D'Angelo, p. 662
    4. The Murder in the Fishing Cat by Edna St. Vincent Millay, pp. 663-675
    5. His Religion and Hers by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, pp. 676-683
    6. A Minuet on Reaching the Age of Fifty by George Santayana, pp. 684-685
    7. The Patriot of the Planet by Gilbert K. Chesterton, pp. 686-694
    8. Burnham Beeches by C.O. Woodbury, pp. 695-699
    9. Children of Loneliness by Anzia Yezierska, pp. 700-709
    10. East and West in World Politics by Nathaniel Peffer, pp. 710-719
    11. Faint Perfume by Zona Gale, pp. 720-736
    12. Picnicking on Perilous by Marcus Eli Ravage, pp. 737-746
    13. The Bull-Fight by Ross Santee, pp. 747-752
    14. Adventures of a Scholar-Tramp by Glen Mullin, pp. 753-759
    15. A. Bonar Law by William H. Crawford, pp. 760-766
    16. Abdication by Ben Ray Redman, p. 767
    17. The Last of the Vikings by Johan Bojer, pp. 768-790
    18. Smartness and Light by Carl Van Doren, pp. 791-796
    19. An American Looks at His World by Glenn Frank, pp. 797-800
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    April 1923 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. A Lost Lady by Willa Cather, pp. 803-822
    2. The Changing Bells of Quito by Blair Niles, pp. 823-832
    3. Night-Letter to Louisville by Edward Alden Jewell, pp. 833-846
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    9. Women's Part in the New Renaissance by Lucie A. Zimmern, pp. 888-895
    10. The Hat of Eight Reflections by James Mahoney, pp. 896-913
    11. The English Lecturer in America by S.K. Ratcliffe, pp. 914-925
    12. The Last of the Vikings by Johan Bojer, pp. 926-950
    13. Salvation with Jazz by Carl Van Doren, pp. 951-956
    14. An American Looks at His World by The Editor, pp. 957-960
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    1. Nemesis by Mary Johnston, pp. 3-22
    2. The Wonderful Life and Deeds of Paul Bunyon by Hubert Langerock, pp. 23-33
    3. The Game of Psychoanalysis by Gilbert K. Chesterton, pp. 34-42
    4. To Charmian, Unborn by Lois Seyster Montross, p. 43
    5. The End of a Lone Winter by Anne Bosworth Greene, pp. 44-52
    6. Portaits in Pencil and Pen by Walter Tittle, pp. 53-64
    7. The Politeness of Questa la Platta by Mary Austin, pp. 65-68
    8. Saints of the Workshop by Pierre Hamp, pp. 69-74
    9. A Lost Lady by Willa Cather, pp. 75-94
    10. A Defense of Education by Walter Lippmann, pp. 95-103
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    13. Smoke-Stacks in Eden by Charles Merz, pp. 116-123
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    15. The Last of the Vikings by Johan Bojer, pp. 126-150
    16. E.W. Howe by Carl Van Doren, pp. 151-156
    17. An American Looks at His World by Glenn Frank, pp. 157-162
    18. J. Ramsay Macdonald by The Rt. Hon. C.F.G. Masterman, p. 163
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    2. The Children by Margaret Kernochan Leech, pp. 186-191
    3. Of a Child That Had Fever by Christopher Morley, p. 192
    4. "Cousin Butterfly" by Isa Urquhart Glenn, pp. 193-204
    5. The South Buries Its Anglo-Saxons by Frank Tannenbaum, pp. 205-215
    6. One Road Alone by Ben Ray Redman, pp. 216-227
    7. Twentieth-Century Medievalism by Charles Merz, pp. 228-236
    8. Five Wooduts by Wharton Harris Esherick, pp. 237-241
    9. The Van Zant Dinner by Sandra Alexander, pp. 242-252
    10. Portaits in Pencil and Pen by Walter Tittle, pp. 253-264
    11. Italy and the Fascisti by Arthur Livingston, pp. 265-272
    12. Utopia in Arkansas by Charles J. Finger, pp. 273-278
    13. Please, Sir, the Plumber by A. Neil Lyons, pp. 279-282
    14. What I should Like to Preach by Allan A. Hunter, pp. 283-288
    15. A Lost Lady by Willa Cather, pp. 289-309
    16. Edna St. Vincent Millay by Carl Van Doren, pp. 310-316
    17. An American Looks at His World by Glenn Frank, pp. 317-320
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    2. Ida Hauchawout by Theodore Dreiser, pp. 335-348
    3. Portable Wisdom by Willard L. Sperry, pp. 349-355
    4. Through Germany in a Rowboat by C.E. Bechhofer, pp. 356-363
    5. Keen by Edna St. Vincent Millay, p. 364
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    3. Women in the Washington Scene by Ernestine Evans, pp. 507-516
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    15. Renters by Ruth Suckow, pp. 599-613
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    17. Deep-Red Roses by Carl Sandburg, pp. 619-620
    18. Elephant by Raoul Dufy, p. 621
    19. America's Outlet to the Sea by Webb Waldron, pp. 622-630
    20. Stuart P. Sherman by Carl Van Doren, pp. 631-636
    21. An American Looks at His World by Glenn Frank, pp. 637-640
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    2. Hither and Yon by Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, pp. 651-663
    3. The Unfamiliar by Richard Connell, pp. 664-674
    4. The Politics of Martha by Alfred E. Zimmern, pp. 675-680
    5. The Star-Splitter by Robert Frost, pp. 681-685
    6. Our Quarter Century in Porto Rico by Arthur Warner, pp. 686-694
    7. Reina by Theodore Dreiser, pp. 695-715
    8. My City by James Weldon Johnson, p. 716
    9. Paris---Sky-Lines and Street Levels by George Picken, pp. 717-722
    10. As I Saw It from an Editor's Desk by L. Frank Tooker, pp. 723-732
    11. Viennese Waltz by Elinor Wylie, p. 733
    12. The House of Blocks by James Boyd, pp. 734-740
    13. A Voyager's Log by Rockwell Kent, pp. 741-755
    14. Do We Need a New Religion? by Mary Austin, pp. 756-764
    15. From the House of Gauguin by Robert Keable, pp. 765-772
    16. Fourways by Samuel Scoville, Jr., pp. 773-781
    17. Tribute by A.E. Coppard, pp. 782-784
    18. Educational Notes by Lawton Mackall, p. 785
    19. Carl Sandburg by Carl Van Doren, pp. 786-792
    20. William Jennings Bryan by Glenn Frank, pp. 793-802
    21. Ibsen and Emilie Bardach by Basil King, p. 803
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    2. The Single Crop by Frank Tannenbaum, pp. 816-825
    3. The Saga of Pecos Bill by Edward O'Reilly, pp. 826-833
    4. The Gifts of the Fourth Goddess by Floyd Dell, pp. 834-841
    5. Shepherd's Holiday by Elinor Wylie, p. 842
    6. The Adolescent Guild by Oliver M. Sayler, pp. 843-851
    7. The Politics of Mary by Alfred E. Zimmern, pp. 852-858
    8. Characterizations by George Bellows, pp. 859-864
    9. The Mixer and the Mutant by Lois Seyster Montross, pp. 865-872
    10. Hither and Yon by Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, pp. 873-886
    11. The Ether of Space by Sir Oliver Lodge, pp. 887-892
    12. Stranger by Leslie Nelson Jennings, p. 893
    13. Where the Foam Flies by Charles J. Finger, pp. 894-903
    14. The Human Goal of Education by Arthur E. Morgan, pp. 904-914
    15. Deer by Maxwell Armfield, p. 915
    16. Atlas by Lincoln Steffens, pp. 916-917
    17. Hurried Impressions of Japan by Harry A. Franck, pp. 918-924
    18. As I Saw It from an Editor's Desk by L. Frank Tooker, pp. 925-933
    19. After Operation by Juliet Branham, p. 934
    20. A Voyager's Log by Rockwell Kent, pp. 935-949
    21. George Santayan by Carl Van Doren, pp. 950-956
    22. Toward the New Reformation by Glenn Frank, pp. 957-960
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    1. A Welshman Self-Enslaved by Alfred E. Zimmern, pp. 3-12
    2. The Handsome Lady by A.E. Coppard, pp. 13-32
    3. The Woman Who Saw It First by Alexander Black, pp. 33-41
    4. For a Lonely Grave by Gwendolen Haste, p. 42
    5. The Riddles of Our Own Egypt by Gregory Mason, pp. 43-59
    6. Aunt Sophronia by James Mahoney, pp. 60-68
    7. Frontiers by Plebiscite by Sarah Wambaugh, pp. 69-82
    8. Ibsen and Emilie Bardach by Basil King, pp. 83-91
    9. Nantucket by Elizabeth Coatsworth, p. 92
    10. Old New England: Boston and Beyond by Thomas Nason, pp. 93-98
    11. The Rotten Board by Charlton Lawrence Edholm, pp. 99-106
    12. Hither and Yon by Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, pp. 107-120
    13. In Little-Known Northern Japan by Harry A. Franck, pp. 121-127
    14. Lorenzo by Witter Bynner, p. 128
    15. As I Saw It from an Editor's Desk by L. Frank Tooker, pp. 129-140
    16. Where Is Industrialism Going? by Bertrand Russell, pp. 141-149
    17. The American Rhythm by Carl Van Doren, pp. 150-156
    18. Sackcloth and Cymbals by Glenn Frank, pp. 157-160
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    1. Mahatma Gandhi, I by Romain Rolland, pp. 163-180
    2. Estranged by Hazel Hall, p. 181
    3. The Big Show by Courtney Ryley Cooper, pp. 182-194
    4. The Box-Office Girl by Arnold Bennett, pp. 195-205
    5. The Oldest Woodcut by Burton Emmett, pp. 206-209
    6. A Shortage of Scapegoats by Frank Tannenbaum, pp. 210-219
    7. Phantom Adventure by Floyd Dell, pp. 220-228
    8. Old English Carols, pp. 229-236
    9. A Referendum of Psychologists by Frank N. Freeman, pp. 237-245
    10. The King of the World by Ferdinand Ossendowski, pp. 246-256
    11. As I Saw It from an Editor's Desk by L. Frank Tooker, pp. 257-268
    12. The Rediscovery of Jesus by Alfred E. Zimmern, pp. 269-277
    13. The Man Who Kept a Diary by J.C. Squire, pp. 278-286
    14. Rhyme of the Struck Lad by Basil Thompson, p. 287
    15. Moses: A Miracle of Mercy by Lincoln Steffens, pp. 288-290
    16. Little Gems of Christmas Thought by John Held, Jr., pp. 291-295
    17. Hither and Yon by Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, pp. 296-307
    18. Day In and Day Out by Carl Van Doren, pp. 308-315
    19. The Wages of Complexity by Glenn Frank, pp. 316-319
    20. Haunted House by Edwin Arlington Robinson, p. 320
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