… I– Some Words to Professor Whirlwind. The complete text of The Crimes of England. Chesterton's "The Crimes Of England" was written in 1916 and needs to be read , and perhaps forgiven, as a product of the Great War. The Enigma of Waterloo; Chapter IV. "Second, when telling such lies as may seem necessary to your international standing, do not tell the lies to the people who know the truth. From Wikisource. The "crimes" in the title are essentially an ironic reference. Chapter I. DEAR PROFESSOR WHIRLWIND, Your name in the original German is too much for me; and this is the nearest I propose to get to it: but under the majestic image of pure wind marching in a movement wholly circular I seem to see, as in a vision, something of your mind. What Chesterton does is examine the history of England going back several centuries and finds that it was too favorably impressed by the Germans, as opposed to the French, Irish, and other European peoples. Do not tell the Eskimos that snow is bright green; nor tell the negroes in Africa that the sun never shines in that Dark Continent. Fortunately, The Crimes of England is among his better polemical works. The Protestant Hero; Chapter III. The Crimes of England By: G. K. Chesterton “Second, when telling such lies as may seem necessary to your international standing, do not tell the lies to the people who know the truth. Jump to navigation Jump to search. The Coming of the Janissaries; Chapter V. The Lost England; Chapter VI. The Crimes of England. The Crimes of England (1916) by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. sister projects: Wikidata item. Some Words to Professor Whilrwind; Chapter II. Contents .