G K Chesterton: 423 books

A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades.

"On the road to Cairo one may see twenty groups exactly like that of the Holy Family in the pictures of the Flight into Egypt; with only one difference. The man is riding on the ass." "The real mistake of the Muslims is something much more modern in its application than any particular...

He was not content to dwell in a world where the lines are drawn clear, where the sheep are separated from the goats. He would have a foot in both worlds, content to dwell neither wholly with the sheep nor wholly with the goats. No doubt his ruling interest was in ethical problems, and he could be...

All the mass of acute and valuable matter written or compiled about Milton leaves eternally an unanswered question; a difficulty felt by all, if expressed by few, of his readers. That difficulty is a contrast between the man and his poems. There exists in the world a group of persons who perpetually...

IN this brief study of Stevenson I propose to follow a somewhat unusual course; or to sketch what may be considered a rather eccentric outline. It can only be justified in practice; and I have a healthy fear that my practice will not justify it. Nevertheless, I have not adopted it without considerable...

This tract was written by the famous H. A. Ironside. It was originally composed of 8 small pages. It is a retelling of an encounter Ironside had with an early Mormon Missionary and presents his arguments against the teaching of the "elder" and of the doctrine of Mormonism in general. It...

In this edition of Tennyson the illustrations printed in the first edition have been replaced by a combination of digitally enhanced versions of the original images and higher-quality pictures from other sources. Links to the footnotes at the end of the book have been added to the text. The biography...

On this question of divorce I do not profess to be impartial, for I have never perceived any intelligent meaning in the word. I merely (and most modestly) profess to be right. I also profess to be representative: that is, democratic. Now, one may believe in democracy or disbelieve in it. It would...

This first collection of Father Brown mysteries, widely considered the author’s best, includes "The Blue Cross" "The Hammer of God," "The Eye of Apollo" and more. Father Brown is the opposite of Sherlock Holmes — the quiet, nondescript little priest whom nobody notices. Readers who enjoy classic...

Two Scotsmen, one a catholic, the other an atheist, are embroiled in a bitter dispute. As the story progresses, their differences in opinion lead to a number of comedic situations that are as entertaining as they are provocative.

Originally appearing in The Daily News and The Speaker, the essays collected in Varied Types (1903) include perceptive looks at such literary notables as Lord Byron, Charlotte Brontё, William Morris, and Bret Harte, as well as studies of some decidedly non-literary figures, including Queen Victoria.

                  The Blue Cross                   The Secret Garden                  ...

A collection of short stories about Father Brown, the priest detective, including The Blue Cross, The Secret Garden, The Queer Feet, The Flying Stars, The Invisible Man, The Honour of Israel Gow, The Wrong Shape, The Sins of Prince Saradine The Hammer of God, The Eye of Apollo, The Sign of the Broken Sword, The Three Tools of Death.

A mystery thriller first published in 1908. Gabriel Syme of Scotland Yard has been assigned to investigate a charismatic poetic, suspected of anarchistic tendencies. Accepted into the small circle of suspects, what he discovers is far worse than he could have imagined.