Twelve Types by G. K. Chesterton is a collection of twelve essays that were initially
published in two periodicals The Daily News and The Speaker. The essay topics in the book are
commentary of other writers and people of note from Charlotte Bronte to Tolstoy the book
served both as a work of commentary and as an educational resource for those looking to get a
little more insight in writers who up until that point were difficult to study the lives of.