Father Brown and the Church Rome
G. K. ChestertonThese are very good stories, excellent short detective yarns in the classic British tradition of Sherlock Holmes--puzzling concoctions of mysterious crimes, dubious suspects and ambiguous clues. They are among the best of the Father B...
Armed with a donkey cart filled with rum, cheese and a tavern signpost, pub owner Humphrey Hump and a companion take to the road in this rollicking, madcap adventure, extending good cheer to a cast of memorable characters. A hilarious...
Father Brown: The Essential Tales
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown may seem a pleasantly doddering Roman Catholic priest, but appearances deceive. With keen observation and an unerring sense of man’s frailties–gained during his years listening to conf...
The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond (Dover Book...
G. K. ChestertonEight suspenseful tales featuring Chesterton's delightful amateur sleuth, a deceptively 'mild little man' who knows thoroughly the ways of the world. 'A masterpiece. . .quintessential Chesterton, with sparkling surface masking frequen...
Chesterton Apologetics Set - Heretics...
G. K. ChestertonCompleteset of threeChesterton Apologeticsby G. K. Chesterton in one volume, including Heretics, Orthodoxy, and The Everlasting Man. Heretics- Chesterton discusses ideas by H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Kipling and others of his ...
Father Brown Mysteries: The First Doz...
G. K. ChestertonMystery stories set in pre-WWI London, featuring Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest with deep insight into criminals and crime -- the Lt. Columbo of his day."[Father Brown] is one of the greatest of all great detective figures...
The Annotated Innocence of Father Bro...
G. K. ChestertonThe beloved fictional detective Father Brown solves 12 of his most puzzling cases in this copiously annotated edition. This first collection of Father Brown mysteries, widely considered the author's best, includes "The Blue Cross" "Th...
The Autobiography of G.K. Chesterton
G. K. ChestertonHere is a special two-in-one book that is both by G.K. Chesterton and about Chesterton. This volume offers an irresistible opportunity to see who this remarkable man really was. Chesterton was one of the most stimulating and well-love...
The Best of Father Brown (Everyman's ...
G. K. Chesterton'As punctilious as Poirot, as shrewd as Miss Marple and as sharp as Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown ranks higher than all of them in the pantheon of literary sleuths. For in the confessional this unassuming, innocent little priest has g...
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: A Coll...
G. K. ChestertonEnthralled by the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian readers around the world developed a fascination with eccentric detectives and bizarre crimes. Featuring an international array of authors and characters, this compilation of ...
The Complete Father Brown Stories
G. K. ChestertonShabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach o...
Heretics (Dover Books on Western Phil...
G. K. ChestertonThe 'Prince of Paradox' is at his witty best in this collection of 20 essays and articles. Focusing on 'heretics' — those who pride themselves in their superiority to conservative views — Chesterton appraises prominent fig...
A Miscellany of Men is a classic text from G.K. Chesterton is a collection of humorous short stories and English essays which includes: The suffragist -- The poet and the cheese -- The thing -- The man who thinks backwards -- The name...
A Short History of England: From the ...
G. K. ChestertonA Short History of England is a history book written by G. K. Chesterton in which he summarizes British history from the time of Roman provinces on the British Island to the great wars in 20th century. Chesterton takes a rather romant...
ABCs of the Christian Life: The Ultim...
G. K. ChestertonAside from C. S. Lewis, no other Christian writer of the twentieth century has had more influence on faith and understanding than the enigmatic, larger-than-life G. K. Chesterton. This anthology combines twenty-six of the most essenti...
First published in 1912, this new translation of Aesop\'s Fables has an introduction by G K Chesterton and is illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham.
A happy and innocent people who were primarily shepherds and farmers formerly resided on an island. Not in an idolatrous manner, but rather as the golden crown of the deity that all such children perceive almost as clearly as the sun,...
G. K. Chesterton is well known as a novelist, essayist, storyteller, poet, philosopher, theologian, historian, artist, and critic. He's less well-known as a journalist these days, yet all evidence indicates that he viewed his work for...
Appreciations and Criticisms of the W...
G. K. ChestertonThese papers were originally published as prefaces to the separate books of Dickens in one of the most extensive of those cheap libraries of the classics which are one of the real improvements of recent times. Thus they were harmless,...
Carry On, Jeeves (Warbler Classics An...
G. K. ChestertonBertie Wooster's life is changed when the highly competent Jeeves arrives to replace Wooster's previous, thieving valet. In ten uproariously amusing tales, Jeeves quietly comes to the rescue as Wooster, his fiancé, his foppish fr...
Chesterton Day by Day: The Wit and Wi...
G. K. ChestertonHere's a delightful collection of G. K. Chesterton quotes from 1900 to 1911, one for each day of the year--all selected by Chesterton himself. Every word of his 1912 classic is in this newly typeset edition. There are also newly creat...
Chesterton Times Two: The Napoleon of...
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton is already a staple in the Hendrickson list with Orthodoxy and Heretics in the Hendrickson Christian Classics series. Known primarily for his non-fiction, he also wrote fiction, and The Napoleon of Notting Hill and Th...
Chesterton's Orthodoxy: An Apologetic...
G. K. ChestertonDiscover the profound apologetic view of Christianity through the captivating work of G.K. Chesterton in "Chesterton's Orthodoxy: An Apologetic View of Christianity". Within the pages of this remarkable compilation, Ches...
Chesterton's Orthodoxy: Countering Co...
G. K. ChestertonImmerse yourself in the intellectual brilliance and captivating wit of G.K. Chesterton's "Orthodoxy: Countering Contemporary Philosophies." In this remarkable work, Chesterton fearlessly challenges the prevailing philoso...
Chesterton's Orthodoxy: In Defence of...
G. K. ChestertonIn the captivating work "Chesterton's Orthodoxy: In Defence of the Christian Faith", G.K. Chesterton presents a compelling case for the truths and virtues of Christianity, delivering a masterful apologetic that continues...
Chesterton's Othodoxy: A Condensed Ed...
G. K. Chesterton"In this carefully condensed edition of ""Orthodoxy"", the profound insights and intellectual prowess of Chesterton are distilled into a concise and impactful format, making his timeless wisdom readily availab...
Father Brown and the Ten Commandments...
G. K. ChestertonThis unique collection of Father Brown mysteries links tales by G.K. Chesterton with the Ten Commandments. The connection is often surprising, however, for the criminal is not necessarily the worst sinner in the story, nor is his crim...
G.K. Chesterton - Four Faultless Felo...
G. K. ChestertonGilbert Keith Chesterton was born in Campden Hill, Kensington on May 29th 1874. Originally after attending St Pauls School he went to Slade to learn the art of illustration. In 1896 he joined a small London publisher and began his j...
G.K. Chesterton - The Man Who Was Thu...
G. K. Chesterton"It is always the humble man who talks too much; the proud man watches himself too closely." The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) is G.K. Chesterton's attack on anarchist philosophies and defense of law, righteousness and order. ...
The book covers Shaw's career as a dramatist and critic in some detail, including his puritanical resistance to Shakespeare. This biography of George Bernard Shaw's writings and political beliefs was written by G. K. Chesterton, who w...