G K Chesterton: 423 books

Book cover of Tennyson (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by Richard Garnett, G. K. Chesterton
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.”
Book cover of Gesammelte Werke: Romane + Kriminalgeschichten + Essay

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)

by G. K. Chesterton
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,...
Book cover of Wine, Water and Song
by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of Irish Impressions
by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of Irish Impressions (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by G. K. Chesterton
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.
Book cover of Die Beste Father Brown-Kriminalfälle

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

by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge

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

by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of The Napoleon of Notting Hill (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge

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

by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of What I Saw in America
by G. K. Chesterton
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...
Book cover of The Donnington Affair
by G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2019

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.
Book cover of 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 2 [newly updated] (Golden Deer Classics)
by Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Jules Verne
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2019

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - Little Women [Louisa May Alcott] - Sense and Sensibility [Jane Austen] - Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy) [J.M. Barrie] - Cabin Fever [ B. M. Bower] - The Secret Garden [Frances Hodgson Burnett] - A Little Princess [Frances...
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