This Freedom

This Freedom was first published in 1922 and Provoked controversy between the women's rights movement that categorized the book as an anti-feminist novel. Author G. K. Chesterton, however, suggested that "while the story might be criticized, the criticisms can certainly be criticized." In any case, This Freedom proved to be highly successful and was ranked by the New York Times as the 7th best-selling book in the United States for 1923 and the 6th best in 1924.