# The Henleyites — Heretics character guide

> The Henleyites in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-heretics

## Who they are

Followers of poet W.E. Henley, discussed as a literary group.

## In the story

### [Mr. H. G. Wells and the Giants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/v-mr-h-g-wells-and-the-giants)

Criticized for calling for a sturdy and fighting England while ignoring the old ballads' sympathy for the weak.

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