'16th September 1928 I am now re-reading Chesterton?s ?History of the United States?. I have never been able to acquire the habit of taking notes when reading a book, even such a student?s book as this really is, but I think I will try and do so for once. The book is, of course, to a great extent the expression of a personal view, but much of the thought it contains as I think extremely true and valuable. I like it generally speaking.' I find it agrees with my own conception of American racial temperament and American institutions, while the descriptive history is vivid and exciting. A very jolly book. I do not think Cecil Chesterton a great writer, but he is a hard and coherent thinker, and has a flair for infusing movement and life into his book.