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The Innocence of Father Brown
The Innocence of Father Brown – Gilbert Keith Chesterton With Father Brown the author has entered upon a new literary field in a series of detective stories. Strange to say, his hero is not a Sherlock Holmes or a Lecoq, but a gentle little parish priest who uses his knowledge of human nature gained in […]
The Ballad of the White Horse
The Ballad of the White Horse – Gilbert Keith Chesterton Gilbert K. Chesterton has kept his finest energies for fashioning the verses and symbolism of this ballad-epic — the story of King Alfred and the Danes. The London Nation said of the book: „We are certainly inclined to prophesy that ‚The Ballad of the White […]
Appreciations and Criticisms of The Works of Charles Dickens
Appreciations and Criticisms of The Works of Charles Dickens – Gilbert Keith Chesterton This book may not be, Chesterton says, important as a contribution to history, but it is important as a contribution to biography; as a contribution to the character and the career of the man who wrote it, a typical man of his […]
What’s wrong with the world?
What’s wrong with the world? – Gilbert Keith Chesterton In this volume Mr. Chesterton has tackled with his customary gaiety of heart and uncanny shrewdness of eye and hand no less a trinity than socialism, woman’s suffrage, and the new education. He begins by proclaiming that what is wrong with the world is chiefly that […]
Alarms and Discursions
Alarms and Discursions – Gilbert Keith Chesterton If Mr. Chesterton had been permitted to have his own way this handful of papers would have been sent out under the title of „Gargoyles.“ Perhaps the publisher foresaw horror upon the faces of really unimaginative readers when once brought face to face with a „monster“ title; so […]
William Blake
William Blake – Gilbert Keith Chesterton William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. This book, originally part of the ‘Men of Letters’ series, gives a thorough account of […]
The Imitation Of Christ
The Imitation Of Christ – Thomas à Kempis The Imitation of Christ (Latin: De Imitatione Christi) is a handbook for spiritual life arising from the Devotio Moderna movement, where Kempis was a member. The Imitation is perhaps the most widely read devotional work next to the Bible, and is regarded as a devotional and religious […]
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Psalms 119 – 150
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Psalms 119 – 150 – John Calvin Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. His commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the new excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in the front […]
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Acts of the Apostles 14 -28
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Acts of the Apostles 14 -28 – John Calvin Calvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. His commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the new excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in […]
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Acts of the Apostles 1 -13
John Calvin’s Bible Commentaries On The Acts of the Apostles 1 -13 – John Calvin alvin produced commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. His commentaries cover the larger part of the Old Testament, and all of the new excepting Second and Third John and the Apocalypse. His commentaries and lectures stand in […]