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G K Chesterton
Dive into the rich tapestry of the British Isle's past with G.K. Chesterton's A Short History of England. From ancient civilizations to modern monarchy, Chesterton offers a concise yet comprehensive…
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G.K. Chesterton's Tremendous Trifles is a brilliant collection of essays written in the course of his journalistic career with the London Daily Mail in the early 20th century. They impart…
Enter the charming world of mystery with G.K. Chesterton's The Wisdom of Father Brown. Follow the unassuming yet astute Father Brown as he unravels perplexing crimes with profound insight and…
Step into the whimsical world of G.K. Chesterton's All Things Considered, where wit and wisdom collide in a collection of essays tackling life's mysteries with charm and insight. From paradoxes…
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In The Ball and the Cross, G.K. Chesterton crafts a rollicking tale of two passionate adversaries, each steadfast in their convictions, embarking on a wild journey of debate and adventure…
In Eugenics and Other Evils, G.K. Chesterton confronts the dangerous ideologies of his time with wit and wisdom. Through sharp critique and incisive analysis, he exposes the perils of eugenics…
Dive into G.K. Chesterton's The New Jerusalem, a thought-provoking exploration of the essence of the Roman Catholic Church and its significance in the world, comparing it with the city of…
In What I Saw in America, G.K. Chesterton delivers a candid and captivating account of his journey through the United States. With keen observation and sharp wit, he offers a…
In G.K. Chesterton's The Secret of Father Brown, the unassuming priest-turned-sleuth uncovers the truth behind perplexing mysteries. With keen observation and profound insight into human nature, he navigates through the…
Embark on a riveting journey through the whimsical world of G.K. Chesterton's The Club of Queer Trades. Follow the eccentric exploits of Basil Grant and Rupert Grant as they encounter…
Dive into the captivating wit and wisdom of G.K. Chesterton in Alarms and Discursions. This collection of essays offers profound reflections on society, religion, and human nature, all delivered with…
Delve into the profound musings of G.K. Chesterton in The Uses of Diversity, a collection of essays that traverses the spectrum of human experience. From social commentary to theological reflection…
A Miscellany of Men by G.K. Chesterton invites readers on a journey through diverse characters and thought-provoking essays. With wit and wisdom, Chesterton explores topics ranging from politics to philosophy…
Dive into the rich tapestry of Victorian literature with G.K. Chesterton as your guide. In this captivating two-volume exploration, Chesterton unveils the era's societal intricacies, moral dilemmas, and literary masterpieces…
Dive into the timeless wisdom of G.K. Chesterton with this two-volume collection featuring The Barbarism of Berlin and Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays. In these thought-provoking works, Chesterton dissects…
The Trees of Pride invites readers into a tale of familial pride and its repercussions as the aristocratic Wychwoods clash with the mysterious forces of nature embodied in ancient trees…
In G.K. Chesterton's celebrated work, "Orthodoxy," readers embark on an intellectual odyssey navigating the realms between skepticism and belief. Through personal narratives and philosophical paradoxes, Chesterton artfully constructs a compelling…
G.K. Chesterton's "The Man Who Was Thursday" beckons readers into a world where reality and absurdity dance an enthralling tango. Published in 1908, this philosophical thriller unfolds as a kaleidoscopic…
Step into the world of 'Manalive, ' a 1912 masterpiece by the incomparable G. K. Chesterton where the vibrant and eccentric Innocent Smith takes center stage. Smith, who sees the…
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton is a genre-defying masterpiece centered on Gabriel Syme as he pursues members of an anarchists' society.
Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have…
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936) was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince…
The Flying Inn is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1914. It is set in a future England where the temperance movement has allowed a bizarre form…
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…
Manalive (1912) is a book by G. K. Chesterton detailing a popular theme both in his own philosophy, and in Christianity, of the "holy fool", such as in Dostoevsky's The…
The Man Who Knew Too Much: And Other Stories (1922) is a book of detective stories by English writer G. K. Chesterton, published in 1922 by Cassell and Company in…
The Ball and the Cross is a novel by G. K. Chesterton. The title refers to a more worldly and rationalist worldview, represented by a ball or sphere, and the…
Heretics is a collection of 20 essays by G. K. Chesterton. While the loci of the chapters of Heretics are personalities, the topics he debates are as universal to the…
Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics, writing it…
The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911. Written in ballad…
