Chesterton: 598 books

An exuberant man as well as a prolific and gifted writer, G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a man with very strong opinions — and extremely capable of defending them. In this hilarious, satirical romp, Chesterton demonstrates his intense distrust of power and "progressives," railing against...

G.K. Chesterton was an English writer often referred to as "the prince of paradox."  Chesterton wrote on a variety of different subjects including mystery fiction, religion, and literary critiques.  Chesterton is best known for creating the priest-detective Father Brown and the popular book Orthodoxy.  

This book contains the titles Heretics (1905) and Orthodoxy (1908) by G. K. Chesterton. Considered companion volumes to each other by Chesterton. Heretics explores the usage and meanings and evolutions of the words "heretic" and "orthodoxy" through 20 essays. Orthodoxy was was...

Like much of G. K. Chesterton's fiction, The Ball and the Cross is both witty and profound, cloaking serious religious and philosophical inquiry in sparkling humor and whimsy. Serialized in the British publication The Commonwealth in 1905-06, Chesterton's second novel first appeared in book form in...

This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1903. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. 'The Well and the Shallows' is one of Chesterton's works of fiction. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the...

G.K. Chesterton was an English writer often referred to as "the prince of paradox."  Chesterton wrote on a variety of different subjects including mystery fiction, religion, and literary critiques.  Chesterton is best known for creating the priest-detective Father Brown and the popular book Orthodoxy.  

Enter into one of the twentieth century's liveliest and most articulate minds with this long-unavailable book of delights. This jolly medley of drawings, fables, and poetry—all laced with satirical wit—abounds in G. K. Chesterton's unique combination of whimsy and profundity. Its satirical ballads...

"The sane man who is sane enough to see that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare is sane enough not to worry whether he did or not," quipped G. K. Chesterton. The prolific author — whose works include journalism, poetry, plays, history, biography, apologetics, and detective fiction — took...

G. K. Chesterton (Londres, 1874-1936), el gran escritor inglés, es conocido sobre todo por los relatos policiales del Padre Brown y por sus novelas, en especial El hombre que fue Jueves. Pero Chesterton fue también un magnífico biógrafo en un tiempo de biógrafos magníficos: Stefan Zweig, Lytton...

De toda a extensa obra de G.K. Chesterton, O homem eterno assinala sua criação mais surpreendente. A história da humanidade recontada de forma brilhante, a partir de duas particularidades que se complementam: a criatura chamada homem e o homem chamado Cristo. Com sua prosa peculiar e seu humor...

In 1932 the Eucharistic Congress came to a young independent Ireland. It was an important event for the struggling country, which wanted to show itself capable so soon after breaking free from British control. Chesterton attended and later wrote down what he saw Since there was no television...

This book contains several tables of HTML content that will make reading easier. The first table of contents lists all the titles included in this volume. This book contains the following works, classified by author: In a Grove by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa The Innocence of Father Brown by Gilbert...

This e-book presents the works of this famous and brilliant writer: - The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - The Innocence of Father Brown - Orthodoxy - The Wisdom of Father Brown - Heretics - What's Wrong with the World - All Things Considered - The Ballad of the White Horse - Tremendous Trifles -...

Eugenics and Other Evils was written by G. K. Chesterton and first published in 1917. G. K. Chesterton was an early critic of the philosophy of eugenics, expressing this opinion in his book, Eugenics and Other Evils. Its advocates regarded eugenics as a social philosophy for the improvement of human...