The Catholic Book Club discussion

3. Of the writers referenced in the book, with whom are you most familiar? Whose works have you read prior to reading Literary converts?

a) G.K.Chesterton. I had read 22 of his works before reading this book, in the fields of novel, essays and biography. Of them, I liked "The man who was Thursday" most. His poetry, however, I had never read, so after reading Pearce I have downloaded "The ballad of the White Horse," which is still in my future reading least.

b) Hilaire Belloc, whose books "The path to Rome," "The French revolution" and "Cautionary tales" I had read before Pearce. Later I read "The servile state" and have downloaded "the great heresies," which is still in my reading list.

c) C.S.Lewis has been my favorite author for about 40 years. I have read most of his works an average of three times each.

d) Dorothy Sayers. I had read, before reading Pearce, eight of his Lord Peter novels and two of her essays: "The mind of the maker" and "The man born to be king." I also have (but not yet read) her essay "Are women human?"

And, of course, I had read Oscar Wilde and Graham Greene before reading Pearce. Also I read "Jesus rediscovered" by Malcolm Muggeridge about 40 years ago.

C.S. Lewis, of whom I've read Out of the Silent Planet, That Hideous Strength, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Mere Christianity, The Chronicles of Narnia: the Silver Chair 2xcassette, and the The Screwtape Letters, at least. I have more of his work in my TBR stacks.

Chesterton, I've read The Man Who Was Thursday and Orthodoxy.

I have and am planning to read a couple of Sayers' books this year.

I've also read Momento Mori, by Muriel Spark, which I thought was delightful. I hadn't realized she was Catholic.