ISBN: 9781602068438

The Trees of Pride is a classic text from G.K. Chesterton is a collection of detective stories including the following titles: I. THE TALE OF THE PEACOCK TREES II. THE WAGER OF SQUIRE… Mehr…

The Trees of Pride is a classic text from G.K. Chesterton is a collection of detective stories including the following titles: I. THE TALE OF THE PEACOCK TREES II. THE WAGER OF SQUIRE VANE III. THE MYSTERY OF THE WELL IV. THE CHASE AFTER THE TRUTHGilbert Keith Chesterton, (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936), was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox".Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out. Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown,[5] and for his reasoned apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognised the wide appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man.[4][6] Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian, and came to identify this position more and more with Catholicism, eventually converting to Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism. George Bernard Shaw, his "friendly enemy", said of him, "He was a man of colossal genius."[4] Biographers have identified him as a successor to such Victorian authors as Matthew Arnold, Thomas Carlyle, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and John Ruskin. Chesterton was born in Campden Hill in Kensington, London, the son of Marie Louise, née Grosjean, and Edward Chesterton.[8][9] He was baptised at the age of one month into the Church of England,[10] though his family themselves were irregularly practising Unitarians.[11]According to his autobiography, as a young man Chesterton became fascinated with the occultand, along with his brother Cecil, experimented with Ouija boards. Chesterton was educated at St Paul's School, then attended the Slade School of Art to become an illustrator. The Slade is a department of University College London, where Chesterton also took classes in literature, but did not complete a degree in either subject Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Thrillers>Thrillers, Cosimo Core >1<

2007, ISBN: 1602068437

[EAN: 9781602068438], Neubuch, [PU: Cosimo Classics, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about hi… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781602068438], Neubuch, [PU: Cosimo Classics, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies-he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative," for instance-across a wide variety of avenues: he was a literary critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet. His witty, humorous style earned him the title of the "prince of paradox," and his works-80 books and nearly 4,000 essays-remain among the most beloved in the English language Best remembered, perhaps, as a spinner of mystery tales, this novella-now hard to find in print-is the story of an "elderly schoolboy" squire, a wager, a murder, and the unlikely culprit behind the crime. Comically charming, in the author's notorious droll style, this is an excellent introduction to the genius of Chesterton., Books<

2007, ISBN: 9781602068438

Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2007, Medium: Taschenbuch, Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Titel: The Trees of Pride, Autor: Chesterton, G. K., Verlag: Cosimo Classics, Sprache: Englisch, Schl… Mehr…

Erscheinungsdatum: 15.10.2007, Medium: Taschenbuch, Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, Titel: The Trees of Pride, Autor: Chesterton, G. K., Verlag: Cosimo Classics, Sprache: Englisch, Schlagworte: FICTION // Thrillers // General, Rubrik: Belletristik // Kriminalromane, Seiten: 96, Informationen: Paperback, Gewicht: 113 gr, Verkäufer: averdo Belletristik<

ISBN: 9781602068438

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