The Innocence of Father Brown - format ePub

This epic poem is about Alfred the Great's defense of Christian England against the pagan Viking invaders. The decisive battle is fought in sight of a white horse mark made on a hill, after which the...

"Second, when telling such lies as may seem necessary to your international standing, do not tell the lies to the people who know the truth. Do not tell the Eskimos that snow is bright green; nor tell...

While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: "Forward, my beauty, my Arab," he said, patting the omnibus encouragingly, "fleetest...

Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics. In the book's preface Chesterton...

G.K. Chesterton's first publication, "Greybeards at Play" is a collection of poetry and accompanying illustrations. The work is marked by the irreverent whimsy and ancient delight that would eventually...

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Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as superstition. To prove them wrong, once and for all, he takes...

The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G.K. Chesterton first published in 1905. Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary...

Horatio Herbert Kitchener was Irish by birth but English by extraction, being born in County Kerry, the son of an English colonel. The fanciful might see in this first and accidental fact the presence...

In the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. "Sacred to the Memory of General Sir Arthur St. Clare, Hero and Martyr,...

The Blue Cross is the first Father Brown short story by Chesterton, who went on to write an entire series of Father Brown Mysteries. In this story, Aristide Valentin, head of the Paris Police, is on the...

The audiobook traces in some detail Shaw's work as a critic (puritanical opposition to Shakespeare) and as a dramatist. G K Chesterton was ideally placed to write this critical biography of the literary...

The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of anyone involved in the production of this book, and are not the views of LibriVox. Dale Ahlquist calls the book a "philosophical travelogue" of Chesterton's...

Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics. In the book's preface Chesterton...

In "Autobiography," G.K. Chesterton presents a captivating exploration of his life through a series of vividly drawn anecdotes and philosophical reflections. This work blends humor and keen observation,...

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The flying ship of Professor Lucifer sang through the skies like a silver arrow; the bleak white steel of it, gleaming in the bleak blue emptiness of the evening. That it was far above the earth was no...

Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was by no means conspicuous-nor...

HAROLD MARCH, the rising reviewer and social critic, was walking vigorously across a great tableland of moors and commons, the horizon of which was fringed with the far-off woods of the famous estate...

The Chesterton Spiritual Classics Collection brings together three of G.K. Chesterton's most influential and thought-provoking works on faith, philosophy, and the human condition. In Orthodoxy, Chesterton...

In 'The Return of Don Quixote' by G.K. Chesterton, readers are taken on a whimsical and thought-provoking journey through the mind of a man who believes himself to be the reincarnation of Don Quixote....

In G.K. Chesterton's 'The Poet and the Lunatics', readers are taken on a whimsical and thought-provoking journey through a collection of essays that delve into the nature of poetry, creativity, and the...

The G.K. Chesterton Classics Collection brings together some of the most celebrated works of one of the 20th century’s most influential writers, spanning his diverse contributions to detective fiction,...

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This carefully crafted ebook: “All Father Brown Mysteries - Complete edition” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Father Brown is a fictional character created...

The Innocence of Father Brown is the first collection of short stories featuring G.K. Chesterton’s beloved detective, Father Brown, a humble and unassuming Catholic priest with a sharp mind for solving...

Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetic. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics, writing it expressly in response...

This carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Father Brown Mysteries (Unabridged)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Father Brown is a fictional character created...

G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens' works expressing his opinion in his own inimitable style CONTAINS CHAPTER I.—THE DICKENS PERIOD CHAPTER...

The Wisdom of Father Brown is the second book in the series of cases involving the eccentric yet competent detective. Invented by renowned author, essayist and journalist G. K. Chesterton, Father Brown...

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