G. K. Chesterton

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Biography & Autobiography

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G. K. Chesterton - St. Francis of Assisi

For Chesterton, Francis of Assisi is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved the pleasures of the natural world as few have loved them, but vowed himself to...

Phil Chenevert 4 hours 50 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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G. K. Chesterton - Thou Shalt Not Kill

LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Thou Shalt Not Kill by G. K. Chesterton. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 25, 2018. — This Weekly Poem is taken from The Wild Knight and Other Poems...

Bruce Kachuk and 18 more 28 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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G. K. Chesterton - Uses of Diversity

A collection of 35 essays by G.K. Chesterton originally published in his weekly columns in «The Illustrated London News» and the «New Witness». The subjects vary greatly from lamp posts to Jane Austen's Emma, from «On...

thestorygirl and 14 more 5 hours 37 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

559

G. K. Chesterton - Fancies Versus Fads

A Collection of 31 essays from G.K. Chesterton. “I have strung these things together on a slight enough thread; but as the things themselves are slight, it is possible that the thread (and the metaphor) may...

Larry Wilson and 15 more 7 hours 33 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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G. K. Chesterton - Ballad of the White Horse (Version 3)

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 poem is named. As...

Robin Lamb 1 hour 42 minutes

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Poetry

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G. K. Chesterton - Greybeards at Play

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 be recognized...

5pak 11 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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G. K. Chesterton - Sign of the Broken Sword

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, who Always...

Phil Chenevert 48 minutes

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Poetry

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G. K. Chesterton - Wild Knight and Other Poems

A collection of poems that tend to revolve around the theme of the wonder of the world. It includes the short, poetic play, «The Wild Knight». Summary by Robert Smith

Robert G. Smith 1 hour 52 minutes

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Plays

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G. K. Chesterton - Magic: A Fantastic Comedy

George Bernard Shaw goaded the already successful essayist and novelist Chesterton into trying his hand at a play, with this 1913 result. The play examines the powers and mysteries of faith, belief, religion, and of...

1 hour 24 minutes

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G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - November 1919 to April 1920

Essays & Short Works

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G. K. Chesterton - G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - November 1919 to April 1920

A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for «The New Witness», under the heading «At the Sign of the World's End». This project compiles the articles included in the issues between...

J F Parks and 7 more 1 hour 55 minutes

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Poetry

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G. K. Chesterton - Poems

Originally published in 1916, this book of poetry by G.K. Chesterton includes 59 poems on a variety of subjects. Included in this are war poems, love poems, religious poems, ballades and more (Summary by Maria Therese)

Algy Pug and 20 more 2 hours 24 minutes

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Fantastic Fiction

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G. K. Chesterton - Flying Inn

The Flying Inn is a novel first published in 1914 by G.K. Chesterton. It is set in a future England where a bizarre form of «Progressive» Islam has triumphed and largely dominates the political and social life of...

Charles Bice and 12 more 9 hours 46 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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