Chesterton: 598 books

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS I THREE DEDICATIONS II WAR POEMS III LOVE POEMS IV RELIGIOUS POEMS V RHYMES FOR THE TIMES VI MISCELLANEOUS POEMS VII BALLADES

This collection comprises Chestertonian “defenses” of penny dreadfuls, rash vows, skeletons, publicity, nonsense, planets, China shepherdesses, useful information, heraldry, ugly things, farce, humility, slang, baby-worship, detective stories, patriotism—he even defends the very existence of his own book.

I do not like seriousness. I think it is irreligious. Or, if you prefer the phrase, it is the fashion of all false religions. The man who takes everything seriously is the man who makes an idol of everything: he bows down to wood and stone until his limbs are as rooted as the roots of the tree or...

Die Geschichten um Father Brown beeindrucken immer wieder auf's Neue. Father Brown (In falscher deutscher Übersetzung: Pater Brown) schaut nicht so sehr auf das Äusserliche eines Verbrechens, sondern auf das, was im Innern des Verbrechers vor sich geht. Alec Guinness, Heinz Rühmann und Josef Meinrad...

Most Eugenists are Euphemists. I mean merely that short words startle them, while long words soothe them. And they are utterly incapable of translating the one into the other, however obviously they mean the same thing. Say to them "The persuasive and even coercive powers of the citizen should...

This book is among the best-selling popular classics "bestseller". Here is an extract of this book : Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was...

e-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the greatest books ever written, perfect for the long summer days, the time for rejuvenation and brain revival! American: Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer The Call of the Wild White Fang Moby-Dick The Scarlet Letter Little Women My Antonia The Age of Innocence...

Invest your time in reading the true masterpieces of world literature, the greatest works of the greatest masters of their craft, the revolutionary works, the timeless classics and the eternally grand storylines every person should experience in their lifetime: British: Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Macbeth...

»Herr Frank Harrogate, glaube ich«, sagte der Priester. »Ich hatte schon einmal das Vergnügen, aber ich will mich nicht darauf berufen. Das Merkwürdige, was ich Ihnen zu sagen habe, kommt wahrscheinlich besser von einem Fremden. Herr Harrogate, ich sage nur ein Wort und will dann gehen: Geben...

Che cos’è la democrazia? O meglio in cosa si è trasformata la democrazia oggi? Partitocrazia cerca di rispondere a questa domanda. E non lo fa in modo teorico, bensì calandosi, con sguardo ironico e spietato, nella realtà della moderna società occidentale. Cos’è diventata la democrazia ai...