Chesterton: 598 books

Book cover of Eretici
by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Roberto Giovanni Timossi
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 31, 2016

Nel 1905, all’età di 31 anni, Gilbert Keith Chesterton riunisce in un unico volume gli articoli scritti per il liberale «Daily News». Nasce così Eretici, in cui il «principe del paradosso», facendo sfoggio di tutta la sua tagliente ironia, passa al vaglio le più importanti figure del suo...
Book cover of Menschenskind

Menschenskind

Die turbulente und phantastische Geschichte des Innozenz Smith

by G. K. Chesterton
Language: German
Release Date: February 11, 2018

In Beacon House zieht ein neuer Mieter ein. Es ist ein Sonderling namens Innozenz Smith. Wie Mary Poppins wird dieser Mann von einem großen Wind begleitet, und er haucht dem Haushalt mit seinen Spielen und Mätzchen neues Leben ein. 'Menschenskind' (engl. Original: 'Manalive', 1912) ist ein Buch...
Book cover of Der Mann, der Donnerstag war
by G.K.Chesterton
Language: German
Release Date: December 27, 2015

Der Roman Der Mann, der Donnerstag war ist eine politische Satire, die der Phantastischen Literatur zugerechnet werden kann: Ein Komplott anarchistischer Terroristen am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts entwickelt sich darin, unter zunehmender Verfremdung der Wirklichkeit, in ein verrückt-göttliches Spektakel....
Book cover of Cómo escribir un cuento policial
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: German
Release Date: December 5, 2017

En esta colección de ensayos, escritos y publicados en distintos medios gráficos a lo largo de su vida, Chesterton despliega toda su ironía para regalarle al lector un curioso "detrás de escena” de la literatura policial. Haciendo gala de su talento y de una inagotable cuota de humor, el...
Book cover of What's Wrong with the World (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011

“If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly!” So exclaims Chesterton in this intriguing book. Tackling many thorny social and moral issues of the day, he uses his theory of Distributism to comment on the ever-widening gulf between the rich and poor, the importance of family, the problems...
Book cover of 20 Classic Fantasy Works Vol. 1 (Golden Deer Classics)

20 Classic Fantasy Works Vol. 1 (Golden Deer Classics)

Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Man Who Was Thursday...

by George MacDonald, Charles Kingsley, Golden Deer Classics
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017

This Golden Deer Classics compilation contains the following classic fantasy works: Phantastes - George MacDonald The Water-Babies - Charles Kingsley Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass (And What Alice Found There) - Lewis Carroll Lilith - George MacDonald The...
Book cover of Irish Impressions
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014

Personal impressions of the author's visit to Ireland under the direction of the War Aims Committee. Mr. Chesterton understands teh Irish thoroughly and says many fine things finely in this refreshing and stimulating book.
Book cover of El Candor del Padre Brown
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 24, 2017

El Padre Brown es el más famoso personaje de G.K. Chesterton, un curita católico rural cuya perspicacia y conocimiento de la naturaleza humana le permite resolver los más difíciles casos policíacos. Los relatos del Padre Brown se publicaron entre 1911 y 1935. Este volumen recoge doce famosos...
Book cover of Robert Louis Stevenson
by G.K. Chesterton
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 12, 2017

Toda la vida de Stevenson está condicionada por una cierta complejidad que cierta ternura por la lengua inglesa nos veda llamar compleja. Era una especie de paradoja, en cuya virtud estaba él a la vez más y menos protegido que otros hombres, como alguien que cruza los caminos más salvajes del mundo en un carromato cubierto.
Book cover of El candor del padre Brown
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2011

Edicion de Alejandro y Jaime Valero. Comparándolos con otros, puede que algunos relatos del padre Brown parezcan ingenuos. Pero es que él no es un detective al uso, ni tampoco sus historias. No podemos leer a Chesterton como a Agatha Christie o a Conan Doyle, porque aquél tiene intenciones muy...
Book cover of Breve historia de Inglaterra
by G.K. Chesterton
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 29, 2012

La mayoría de los libros de historia se escriben para corregir otros libros de historia. La Breve historia de Inglaterra no es una excepción. Concéntrico a fuerza de excentricidad, irónico por convencido, paradójico por aparentemente extemporáneo, Chesterton quiso escribir una historia popular...
Book cover of The Superstition of Divorce
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014

British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies-he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative," for instance-across a wide variety of avenues: he was an arts critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet....
Book cover of Alarms and Discursions
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2019

This volume contains a collection of essays written by G. K. Chesterton. These essays were originally published in the 'Daily News', and cover a range of topics ranging from Gargoyles to strolls around Marble Arch. The essays contained herein include: The Surrender of a Cockney, The Nightmare, The...
Book cover of What's Wrong with the World
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2019

In the aptly titled treatise What's Wrong With the World, one of the twentieth century's most memorable and prolific writers takes on education, government, big business, feminism, and a host of other topics. A steadfast champion of the working man, family, and faith, Chesterton eloquently opposed...
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