Heretics · Character
Mr. Lowes Dickinson
A historian and writer whose views on paganism are critiqued.
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Also known as Mr. Lowes
First appearance: XII: Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson
Mr. Lowes Dickinson's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Heretics—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Chesterton engages with Dickinson's contrast between Christianity and Paganism, particularly his paper 'How long halt ye?' and his ideal of full and satisfied humanity.
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With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): Dickinson is critiqued for his pacifist and idealist views, which the narrator sees as naive. In XII: Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson: Chesterton engages with Dickinson's contrast…
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