Chesterton: 598 books

“The paradox of all this part of his life lies in this--that, destined as he was to be the greatest enemy of Mahomedanism, he was quite exceptionally a friend of Mahomedans.” (Summary quoted from Gilbert Keith Chesterton). G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), a prolific English writer, was master...

G.K. Chesterton was an English writer, theologian and poet.  Chesterton, also known as the prince of paradox, wrote on a vast variety of subjects using an unorthodox yet interesting writing style.  This edition of Thomas Carlyle includes a table of contents.

O inspetor Rudge não se depara com muitos crimes na pacata vila costeira de Whynmouth. Por isso, quando um cadáver é encontrado num barco à deriva, a sua perplexidade é total. Os obstáculos multiplicam-se. Torna-se óbvio que o vigário da vila, infeliz dono do barco, não está a contar tudo o...

Born in London, Chesterton was educated at St. Paul's, but never went to college. He went to art school. In 1900, he was asked to contribute a few magazine articles on art criticism, and went on to become one of the most prolific writers of all time. He wrote a hundred books, contributions to 200...

In una pensione sulle colline di Londra arriva all'improvviso un vento impetuoso che scuote ogni cosa, compresi gli ospiti un po' annoiati che vi alloggiano. E porta sulla scena uno strano individuo: Innocent Smith, un gigante scomposto, allegro, rumoroso, eccentrico, forse un po' matto. Anzi, magari...

Chesterton shows himself as a master of literary criticism in this insightful work that provides a cogent analysis of Tennyson’s style, intellect, and influence upon his age. Tennyson is one the most popular English-language poets of all time; Chesterton proclaims that “no other poet since Shakespeare has produced a body of poetry which comes so near to satisfying all tastes.”

Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Werke: Romane + Kriminalgeschichten + Essay" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Journalist. In seinen Romanen,...

This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1920. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and...

This little volume is chiefly composed of the rollicking, Bacchanalian and ironical songs from Mr. Chesterton's novel, "The Flying Inn", with certain additions. Sillince's drawings have obvious merits, but are far from obvious. The vigour, the derision, the sheer comicality are there, plus a lyrical...

Born in London, Chesterton was educated at St. Paul's, but never went to college. He went to art school. In 1900, he was asked to contribute a few magazine articles on art criticism, and went on to become one of the most prolific writers of all time. He wrote a hundred books, contributions to 200...

The delightful debut of G. K. Chesterton’s most famous literary creation In his day, Flambeau was a legend of the underworld. Even now, his old confederates remember with pride the Tyrolean Dairy scheme, in which he built a thriving milk business despite owning not a single cow. But today...

In the October 1914 issue of the British magazine The Premier, Sir Max Pemberton published the first part of this story, inviting a number of writers, including Chesterton, to use their talents to solve the mystery of the murder described. Chesterton's solution followed in the form of a Father Brown story in the November issue.

Traduccion de Vicente Corbi. Robert Browning es una de las mejores biografias que se han escrito nunca, aunque (y precisamente porque) no es solo una biografia al uso, en el sentido de ser un simple relato de hechos mas o menos historicos; el Chesterton más Chesterton, el mas endiabladamente paradojico...

In this volume Mr. Chesterton reprints nearly twenty of the ingenious and brilliant papers which have delighted and puzzled the readers of the London Daily News and Speaker. The subjects are all biographical, ranging from Alfred the Great to Bret Harte, but those who have already learnt to admire...