Gilbert Keith: 132 books

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...

In una pensione sulle colline di Londra arriva all'improvviso un vento impetuoso che scuote ogni cosa, compresi gli ospiti un po' annoiati che vi alloggiano. E porta sulla scena uno strano individuo: Innocent Smith, un gigante scomposto, allegro, rumoroso, eccentrico, forse un po' matto. Anzi, magari...

The Official Belgian Commission of Inquiry, which has been charged with the task of examining into the violation of the rules of International Law and of the Customs of War, is composed of Statesmen and Jurists of the highest standing. The Reports of the Commission have been published from time to...

The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905. Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade"). Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic...

In the October 1914 issue of the British magazine The Premier, Sir Max Pemberton published the first part of this story, inviting a number of writers, including Chesterton, to use their talents to solve the mystery of the murder described. Chesterton's solution followed in the form of a Father Brown story in the November issue.

Aunque existe una primera version, de fecha tan temprana como 1902, bajo el titulo de Twelve types, la edicion definitiva de estos veinte pequeños ensayos biograficos, plenamente chestertonianos, es de 1908. Publicados ahora por vez primera entre nosotros, en la excelente traduccion de Victoria Leon,...

La eugenesia y otras desgracias recoge una serie de artículos escritos por Chesterton en torno a la aprobación de la Mental Deficiency Act de 1913, que limitaba los derechos y libertades de personas a quienes los "expertos", aplicando la selección natural darwiniana, clasificaban como...

La sal de la vida (*The spice of life*) fue publicado por vez primera en 1964 y es una muy lograda miscelánea reunida por su secretaria e insigne chestertoniana, Dorothy Collins. Los artículos proceden de muy diversas publicaciones a lo largo de más de veinte años y el que da título al volumen...

Traduccion de Vicente Corbi. Robert Browning es una de las mejores biografias que se han escrito nunca, aunque (y precisamente porque) no es solo una biografia al uso, en el sentido de ser un simple relato de hechos mas o menos historicos; el Chesterton más Chesterton, el mas endiabladamente paradojico...

Se preguntarán con mucha razón por qué, de no mediar una especie de apuesta, iba yo a aceptar el encargo de escribir siquiera un ensayo popular sobre la historia de Inglaterra, si no puedo invocar ningún tipo de erudición especializada y no soy más que una persona corriente. La respuesta es...