Chesterton: 598 books

Known for both his fiction and non-fiction, including classics like Orthodoxy and his popular Father Brown mysteries, G.K. Chesterton is highly regarded as a writer of piercing insight and comic wit. The Napoleon of Notting Hill and The Man Who was Thursday are among his most loved novels. The first...

A unique collection of essays by one of the literary geniuses of the past hundred years, edited by none other than the award-winning Argentinian writer, Alberto Manguel. Alberoused to "read books to Nobel Laureate Jorge Luis Borges in hisltter years. Borges sai o Chesterton: see Author bio  

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller.  

G.K. Chesterton's collected essays on subjects ranging from detective stories and penny dreadfuls to heraldry and patriotism. The essays originally appeared in "The Speaker" but were edited and revised for republication.

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 the master thief finally meets his match. Attempting to steal a priceless cross,...

In 1902 the ever-provocative Chesterton published Twelve Types, a collection of short biographies of famous figures from history. In 1910 he winnowed the table of contents to a mere five: “The Optimism of Byron,” “Pope and the Art of Satire,” “Stevenson,” “Rostand,” and “Charles II.”

En el hombre que fue jueves se han reunido dos grandes escritores, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, uno de los novelistas ingleses más originales, y el mexicano Alfonso Reyes, quien hizo la traducción y el prólogo de esta divertidísima historia de aventuras, enredo, intriga y suspenso. A lo largo de...

Chesterton's classic three-act fantasy play. This play was originally presented under the management of Kenelm Foss at The Little Theatre, London, on November 7, 1913.

We all love a good crime story. An anthology of short crime stories, written by the finest of craftsman of their age, is always a welcome treat. The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages...

Padre Brown in forma smagliante Padre Brown è il personaggio creato dalla fantasia di Chesterton per spargere un pò di sano umorismo. Dotato di una mente pronta e penetrante e uno spirito meravigliosamente intuitivo che gli dà modo di gareggiare in astuzia con i più abili poliziotti e delinquenti,...

Edgar Allan Poe, creador del detective de razonamiento perfecto que siempre descubre al culpable. Arthur Conan Doyle, autor del gran Sherlock Holmes y de su inseparable amigo, el Dr. Watson. G. K. Chesterton, creador del Padre Brown, un sacerdote de gran ingenio al que no se le resiste ningún misterio....

In his very first attempt at playwriting, British author G.K. Chesterton knocked it out of the proverbial ballpark with Magic, a drawing-room comedy in which a diverse group of friends and family members gather together to enjoy the entertainment provided by an amateur magician. What ensues is a philosophical free-for-all during which virtually every "ism" under the sun is mercilessly skewered.

The Scandal of Father Brown is the fifth and the last collection of mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton starring an unimposing but surprisingly capable Catholic priest Father Brown’s as a detective. Combining captivating stories and insightful commentary, The Incredulity of Father Brown...

In 1915, the popular commentator was enlisted by the British War Propaganda Bureau. Here Chesterton explores the morality of war, and when it is justified. This collection includes “The War on the Word,” “The Refusal of Reciprocity,” “The Appetite of Tyranny,” “The Escape of Folly,” and “Letters to an Old Garibaldian.”