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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 […]
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 […]
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw – Gilbert Keith Chesterton Mr. Chesterton says that „most people either say that they agree with Bernard Shaw or that they do not understand him. I am the only person who understands him, and I do not agree with him.“ This book gives the author’s critical opinion of Shaw’s work and also […]
G. F. Watts
G. F. Watts – Gilbert Keith Chesterton George Frederic Watts was an English Victorian painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. He became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as Hope and Love and Life. These paintings were intended to form part of an epic symbolic cycle called the „House of […]
Varied Types
Varied Types – Gilbert Keith Chesterton In this volume Mr. Chesterton reprints nearly twenty of the ingenious and brilliant papers which have delighted and puzzled the readers of the London Daily News and Speaker. The subjects are all biographical, ranging from Alfred the Great to Bret Harte, but those who have already learnt to admire […]
Robert Browning
Robert Browning – Gilbert Keith Chesterton Robert Browning is one of the Englishmen of most indisputable genius whom the nineteenth century has produced. This is Chesterton’s biography of this Victorian poet and playwright. Format: Paperback Robert Browning. ISBN: 9783849679330 Available at amazon.com and other venues. Summary of Gilbert Keith Chesterton (from Wikipedia): Gilbert Keith […]
Twelve Types
Twelve Types – Gilbert Keith Chesterton As far as sheer cleverness goes, Mr. Chesterton Has attracted considerable attention in England. He was a thinker of some power, he had the gift of clear expression, and what he says was not merely readable but stimulating. In ‘Twelve Types’ he passes judgment successively upon the likes as […]
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2: 1860 – 1865
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2: 1860 – 1865 – Abraham Lincoln Lincoln the man became Lincoln the hero, year by year more heroic, until today his figure grows ever dimmer, less real. This should not be. For Lincoln the man, patient, wise, set in a high resolve, is worth far more […]
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1: 1832 – 1859
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1: 1832 – 1859 – Abraham Lincoln Lincoln the man became Lincoln the hero, year by year more heroic, until today his figure grows ever dimmer, less real. This should not be. For Lincoln the man, patient, wise, set in a high resolve, is worth far more […]
The Personal Memoirs Of Ulysses S. Grant
The Personal Memoirs Of Ulysses S. Grant – Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States and the Union general who was imperative for the North’s victory in the Civil War. His autobiography has long become legendary and can be found here in a complete edition. In 70 detailed […]