G. K Chesterton
81) Man Alive
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A Wonderful Eccentric Novel from G.K. Chesterton. "She had never really listened to anyone in her life, which, some said, was why she had survived." Man Alive is a book about the modern man's problems in which G.K. Chesterton shows us why life is worth living and why we need a little madness sometimes just to feel alive.
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Inhalt:
Romane:
Der Mann, der Donnerstag war
Das fliegende Wirtshaus
Erzählungen:
Das blaue Kreuz
Der geheime Garten
Israel Gows Ehre
Der Unsichtbare
Mißgestaltet
Die verdächtigen Tritte
Die Sternschnuppen
Die Sünden des Prinzen Saradin
Der Hammer Gottes
Das Zeichen des zerbrochenen Schwertes
Die drei Todeswerkzeuge
Essay:
Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter Dinge
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Here are G. K. Chesterton's most influential non-fiction books collected here in one binding. In Orthodoxy, Gilbert K. Chesterton explains how and why he came to believe in Christianity and more specifically the Catholic Church's brand of orthodoxy. In the book, Chesterton takes the spiritually curious reader on an intellectual quest. While looking for the meaning of life, he finds truth that uniquely fulfills human needs. This is the truth revealed...
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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 Its satirical ballads and original fairy tales include early works and previously unpublished material, all illustrated by the author's distinctive color and black-and-white...
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Set in London in the early 1900s, this metaphysical thriller follows undercover policeman Gabriel Syme, who, in partnership with a Scotland Yard task force, attempts to take down underground anarchists. Syme encounters Lucian Gregory, a passionate anarchist who eventually takes him to a secret meeting place. Once there, Syme begins to influence the anarchists and is eventually elected to the central council. In his attempts to destroy the council...
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"The Myth of the "Mayflower"" is a 1921 work by G. K. Chesterton. Within it, he attempts to separate fact from fiction concerning the story of the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has since become an important part of American history and culture, as well as the subject of innumerable works of art, plays, films, poems, songs, books, etc. This fascinating treatise is highly recommended...
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The three great apologies of G.K. Chesterton in one volume: Heretics, Orthodoxy & The Everlasting Man.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton has become synonymous with modern Christian apologetics. But, his impact goes beyond just those interested in a defense of Christian thought. His writings have influenced such diverse authors as C.S. Lewis, Marshall McLuhan, and Jorge Luis Borges, and remains a subtle and unseen presence in contemporary Catholic thought....
88) Browning
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In this absorbing biography of Robert Browning, one of the most important Victorian poets, Chesterton examines the poet from his early life to his early poems. He places an emphasis on how Browning's life informed and influenced his work. Revealing and readable, it is also a prime example of Chesterton's singular approach to biography and literary criticism.
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A rousing ballad based on the true story of legendary Saxon king Alfred the Great. In the dark times before a unified England, warring tribes roved and sparred for territory across the British Isles. The Ballad of the White Horse records the deeds and military accomplishments of Alfred the Great as he defeats the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun. Published in 1911, this poem follows the battle - from the gathering of the chiefs to the last...
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Excerpt: "It is futile to talk of reform with reference to form. To take a case from my own taste and fancy, there is nothing I feel to be so, beautiful and wonderful as a window. All casements are magic casements, whether they open on the foam or the front-garden; they lie close to the ultimate mystery and paradox of limitation and liberty. But, if I followed my instinct towards an infinite number of windows, it would end in having no walls. It would...
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This early work by G. K. Chesterton was originally published in 1915. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London in 1874. He studied at the Slade School of Art, and upon graduating began to work as a freelance journalist. Over the course of his life, his literary output was incredibly diverse and highly prolific, ranging from philosophy and ontology to art criticism and detective fiction. However, he is probably best-remembered for his Christian...
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In Manalive we follow the madcap adventure of Innocent Smith. Innocent Smith is a man, who keeps the commandments but breaks all the conventions, and while doing so he shows us just how absurd those conventions are. Follow him as he breaks into his own house, and then carries on a torrid affair with his own wife. Enjoy a picnic on the roof and then leave home just for the sake of returning home. A joyous and uplifting book.
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The journals of a club which called itself the Lunatic Asylum: a group of amiable eccentrics who spend their time trying to do the impossible. At first they are nothing more than that: four whimsical idiots with no sense of responsibility, clowning outrageously for the sake of clowning. But soon they begin to see themselves as men with a mission: for they find that they are the only people left in England who are still defending the individual soul...
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Cuando se habla de las características inconfundibles del humor inglés, se habla concretamente del londinense Gilbert Keith Chesterton, porque toda su obra lleva este sello de identidad. Y como una evidente muestra de ello, es la colección de relatos El club de los negocios raros. En ellos encontramos la búsqueda de lo singular, lo que no puede repetirse de ninguna forma porque se trata, indudablemente, de historias que solo pueden ser posibles...
96) The Book of Job
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The Book of Job: An Introduction (1907) is G. K. Chesterton's brilliant philosophical essay on the Old Testament story of Job. Chesterton probes deeply into the riddles and paradoxes of the search for God's presence in our lives.
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In Heretics, Gilbert K. Chesterton rails against what he sees as wrong with society. He points out how society has, gone astray and how life and spirituality could be, brought back into focus. It is foolish, generally, speaking, for a philosopher to set fire to another philosopher in Smithfield Market because, they do not, agree in their theory of the universe. That was, done very frequently in the last decadence of the Middle Ages, and it failed...
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In this rich collection of biographical essays, Chesterton illuminates twelve of the most influential figures in European history. With characteristic insight and critical thought, Chesterton creates enduring portraits of such figures as Charlotte Brontë, Lord Byron, Thomas Carlyle, Charles II, St. Francis of Assisi, Alexander Pope, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Leo Tolstoy.
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Known primarily for his non-fiction, G. K. Chesterton also wrote fiction. The Napoleon of Notting Hill and The Man Who was Thursday are two of his best-loved novels.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
In Chesterton's first novel, he conjures up a London neighborhood that has become an independent city, fond of pageantry and traditional ways, isolated by high walls from the rest of the world. When its rights and autonomy are threatened by modernizing...