G Chesterton: 442 books
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2014
This short book was written in 1920, and in it Chesterton, with his usual wit and incisive logic, presents a series of articles defending marriage and indicating the weaknesses in divorce. He did this 16 year before the first Christian denomination in the world allowed it's members to divorce. Till...
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
In this rich collection of biographical essays, Chesterton illuminates twelve of the most influential figures in European history. With characteristic insight and critical thought, Chesterton creates enduring portraits of such figures as Charlotte Brontë, Lord Byron, Thomas Carlyle, Charles II, St....
by Richard Garnett, G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
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.”
Gesammelte Werke: Romane + Kriminalgeschichten + Essay
Der Mann, der Donnerstag war + Menschenskind + Father Brown (Der geheime Garten + Das Verhängnis der Darnaways + Das blaue Kreuz + Die drei Todeswerkzeuge + Der Unsichtbare und andere Krimis)
Language: German
Release Date: December 27, 2014
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,...
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
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...
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2014
“For the Irish Question has never been discussed in England. Men have discussed Home Rule; but those who advocated it most warmly, and as I think wisely, did not even know what the Irish meant by Home. Men have talked about Unionism; but they have never even dared to propose Union. A Unionist ought...
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Based on Chesterton’s first visit to Ireland in 1918, Irish Impressions is the author’s thoughtful book on Ireland and the question of Irish independence. Chesterton keenly identifies the strengths and weaknesses of both Irish and British positions as he analyzes the relations issue from an ideological, philosophical, and religious perspective.
Die Beste Father Brown-Kriminalfälle
Priester und Detektiv: Der geheime Garten + Das Verhängnis der Darnaways + Das blaue Kreuz + Die drei Todeswerkzeuge + Der Unsichtbare und andere Kriminalgeschichten
Language: German
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Father Brown ist ein Geistlicher, der mit psychologischem Einfühlungsvermögen und durch logische Schlüsse auch die scheinbar mysteriösesten Kriminalfälle löst. Im Gegensatz zu anderen bekannten Romanhelden wie Sherlock Holmes und Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot steht bei Brown nicht so sehr...
Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge
Verteidigungen der Planeten, der Posse, unüberlegter Gelübde, von Gerippen, der Öffentlichkeit, von Porzellan-Schäferinnen, nützlicher Information, der Heraldik, häßlicher Dinge und mehr
Language: German
Release Date: December 27, 2014
Dieses eBook: "Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und...
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Chesterton’s first novel is set in London in 1984, eighty years in the future, where political indifference has swept over the land, and a new King jokingly decrees a revival of medieval heraldry throughout London. The ruse is taken seriously by the title character, Adam Wayne, who aims to fight to...
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2011
In these articles, written between 1913 and 1915 for the left-leaning Daily Herald, Chesterton allows himself the freedom to rage eloquently against capitalism without favoring socialism or Marxism. He applies his Christian principles and thinking to the socioeconomic conditions of his time. The first...
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
Published in 1911, here is a gathering of the prefaces that Chesterton wrote for more than twenty of Dickens's novels. With quintessential Chesterton wit, the chapters display his supreme admiration for Dickens. He writes: “Dickens must definitely be considered in light of the changes which his...
Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge
Verteidigungen der Planeten, der Posse, unüberlegter Gelübde, von Gerippen, der Öffentlichkeit, von Porzellan-Schäferinnen, nützlicher Information, der Heraldik, häßlicher Dinge und mehr
Language: German
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Dieses eBook wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Die Ausgabe ist mit interaktiven Inhalt und Begleitinformationen versehen, einfach zu navigieren und gut gegliedert. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Journalist. In seinen...
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2019
Many of Chesterton's reflections are timeless and startlingly prescient. He was highly critical of both the naive immigration policies and the grinding dehumanisation brought about by the growth of the economy. Nonetheless, he was enthralled by the glorious ideals of the nation - founded on principles...