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From detective stories and penny dreadfuls to skeletons, slang, and patriotism, G. K. Chesterton offers fresh perspectives on a remarkable range of subjects. The master essayist addresses each topic--planets, humility, nonsense, ugly things--with his characteristic combination of wit, paradox, and g... थप

"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 a keen interes... थप

Fashion: An ideals that fails to satisfy.Water: A medicine. It should be taken in small quantities in very extreme cases; as when one is going to faint.Work: Doing what you do not like.This quirky, original compilation serves up the eccentric wit and thought-provoking aphorisms of one of the twentie... थप

More of the unpublished gems of Chesterton's column from the Illustrated London News. Many Chesterton buffs feel these include some of Chesterton's finest writings. Though written for his very popular newspaper column over 70 years ago, Chesterton's timeless wisdom is just as relevant today as it wa... थप

Most of the weekly articles Chesterton wrote for The Illustrated London News have never been printed in book form until Ignatius Press undertook to do the collected works. These volumes contain all of Chesterton's columns in The Illustrated London News, beginning in 1905. The great majority have nev... थप

Criminals beware—there is no eluding the extraordinary mind of Father BrownDr. Orion Hood is one of the eminent thinkers of his day, a psychologist whose expert opinion on human nature is sometimes sought by the police. Usually, he is called on to solve only the most spectacular crimes—a nobleman mu... थप

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... थप

The delightful debut of G. K. Chesterton's most famous literary creationIn his day, Flambeau was a legend of the underworld. Even now, his old confederates remember with pride the Tyrolean Dairy scheme, in which he built a thriving milk business despite owning not a single cow. But today the master ... थप

G. K. Chesterton's surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Chesterton explores the meanings of their disguised identities in what is a fascinating mystery and, ultimately,... थप

Collected Works Of G. K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News, 1905-1907... थप

Collected Works Of G. K. Chesterton from the Illustrated London News, 1929-1931... थप

This volume includes the collected plays of G. K. Chesterton, his controversial writings on Bernard Shaw (who referred to GKC as a colossal genius), and a bibliography.... थप

Most of the weekly articles Chesterton wrote for The Illustrated London News have never been printed in book form until Ignatius Press undertook to do the collected works. These volumes contain all of Chesterton's columns in The Illustrated London News, beginning in 1905. The great majority have nev... थप

Some of the topics of these 130 columns written for The Illustrated London News include "The Fashion of Psychoanalysts", "Doubts about Darwinism", "Liberty and Self Government", "Errors About Detective Stories", "The Settling of America", "Popular Literature and Popular Science", "Marxism and Histor... थप

Volume XXIX contains works written by Chesterton from 1911-1913 for the Illustrated London News. Though written for his very popular newspaper column almost one hundred years ago, Chesterton's timeless wisdom is just as relevant today as it was then. Volume XXIX includes: Fashionable Suffragettes an... थप

This 34th Volume is a collection of articles written by G.K. Chesterton in The Illustrated London News during 1926-1928. ... थप

The Art of BiographyIs different from Geography.Geography is about Maps, But Biography is about Chaps.With these rhyming lines, English novelist and humorist Edmund Clerihew Bentley introduces this book and an unusual form of verse of his own invention. Bentley's four-line poems, known as "clerihews... थप

Excerpt: "A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying, and walked away with an air of ... थप

<p>It is not widely known that the author of the Father Brown detective stories, Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man was also an accomplished man of letters and a literary critic of the first order. This volume brings back into print GKC's masterful Critical Study of Charles Dickens, his Appreciations... थप

This book is a collection of some interesting murder mysteries which are solved by a Roman Catholic priest named Father Brown. ... थप

G. K. Chesterton pertenece, junto a Graham Greene y Evelyn Waugh, a esaexquisita tradición de escritores ingleses del siglo XX atravesados porun hecho excepcional en sus vidas: una conmovedora conversión alcristianismo en la adultez. Pero a diferencia de sus dos colegas,atenazados por la culpa y las... थप

Der Roman Der Mann, der Donnerstag war ist eine politische Satire, die der Phantastischen Literatur zugerechnet werden kann: Ein Komplott anarchistischer Terroristen am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts entwickelt sich darin, unter zunehmender Verfremdung der Wirklichkeit, in ein verrückt-göttliches Spekt... थप

(Auszug): "Es offenbart sich immer mehr, daß die Welt in einer beständigen Gefahr ist, falsch beurteilt zu werden. Daß das keine wunderliche oder dunkle Idee ist, mag durch einfache Beispiele belegt werden. Die beiden unbedingt grundlegenden Worte »gut« und »schlecht«, Bezeichnungen zweier ursprüngl... थप

(Auszug): "Zwischen dem Silberbande des Morgens und dem grünen, glitzernden Bande der See legte das Dampfboot in Harwich an und ließ einen Schwarm Volkes entweichen, aus dem der Mann, dem wir folgen müssen, keineswegs hervorstach – noch es zu tun wünschte. Außer einem leichten Gegensatze zwischen de... थप

(Auszug): "Jedes Buch über moderne soziale Probleme hat gewissermaßen eine bestimmte Form. Es beginnt regelmäßig mit einer Analyse, mit Statistiken, Bevölkerungstabellen, Abnahme der Verbrechen bei den Independenten, Zunahme der Hysteriefälle bei Polizeimännern und ähnlichen festgestellten Tatsachen... थप