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Frances Alice Blogg Chesterton (28 June 1869 – 12 December 1938) was an English author of verse, songs and school drama. She was the wife of G. K. Chesterton and had a large role in his career as amanuensis and personal manager.
Frances Alice Blogg Chesterton (1869-1938) was Gilbert’s wife for thirty-five wonderful years. She spent most of her life in the shadow of her larger than life husband, Gilbert Keith Chesterton. She chose to keep quietly in the background, letting her husband and others take center stage.
15. Apr. 2016 · Francis Alice Blogg Chesterton. Drawing by Alfred Priest, ca. 1906. Click image to enlarge. Frances Alice Blogg was a shy Victorian girl, the eldest in her family. She was born June 28, 1869 and raised in London, a city girl who discovered she loved gardening and country living.
28. Sept. 2016 · Learn about Frances Blogg, the woman who stood beside and influenced G.K. Chesterton in his life and work. She was a poet, playwright, Catholic convert, and loyal companion until his death in 1936.
30. Apr. 2012 · April 30, 2012. QUESTION: I heard a talk by Bishop Sheen quoting Chesterton’s marriage proposal. Can you tell me where I can find the original? ANSWER: He was quoting from a letter Chesterton wrote to his fiance, Frances Blogg, which is reprinted in Maisie Ward’s 1942 biography, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, “To Frances”:
Learn about the wedding of G. K. Chesterton and Frances Blogg in 1901, and his rise to fame as a writer. Read about his books, his defense of the common man, his fascination with the grotesque, and his criticism of Robert Browning.
Frances Alice Blogg Chesterton (28 June 1869 – 12 December 1938) was an English author of verse, songs and school drama. She was the wife of G. K. Chesterton and had a large role in his career as amanuensis and personal manager.
