G. K. Chesterton

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Religion

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G. K. Chesterton - New Jerusalem

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...

Ray Clare 10 hours 8 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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G. K. Chesterton - Defendant

A collection of reprinted articles on a wide-range of subjects, all in the unique style of G. K. Chesterton. Using wit, paradox, and good humor he “defends” a series of seeming harmless things that need no defense,...

Ray Clare 3 hours 16 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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G. K. Chesterton - Varied Types

Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of our day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Here he uses his wit and mastery of paradox to bring into focus a number of...

Ray Clare 4 hours 45 minutes

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Short non-fiction

G. K. Chesterton - All Things Considered

Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These reprinted magazine articles are filled with his good natured wit, his...

Ray Clare 6 hours 39 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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G. K. Chesterton - Miscellany of Men

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was among the world's most prolific writers who incorporated relentless logic, wonderful humor, and a clear view of truth into an amazing tool for exposing the foolishness of the policies of...

Ray Clare 5 hours 58 minutes

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Middle Ages/Middle History

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G. K. Chesterton - Short History of England

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific writer on many topics. His views of history were always from the standpoint of men and their interactions, and it may fairly be said he saw all of history as a battle between...

Ray Clare 6 hours 50 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

G. K. Chesterton - Alarms and Discursions

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective...

Ray Clare 5 hours 41 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

G. K. Chesterton - Miscellaneous Essays of G. K. Chesterton

These eleven files are miscellaneous short essays or stories from G.K. Chesterton. They were chosen for not only their brevity but also for being shining exemplars of Chesterton's wit and whimsy. A fun but powerful...

Vincent Torre and 8 more 1 hour 10 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

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G. K. Chesterton - Heretics

The Author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere «rollicking journalist,» he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every...

Ray Clare 7 hours 15 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

G. K. Chesterton - Charles Dickens

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. (Summary by Karen Merline)

Stuart Bell and 8 more 7 hours 30 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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G. K. Chesterton - What's Wrong With the World

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first...

LibertusMaximus and 18 more 7 hours 5 minutes

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Detective Fiction

G. K. Chesterton - Club of Queer Trades

A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades....

David Barnes 4 hours 48 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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