G. K. Chesterton

Broschiertes Buch

The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 2

The Club of Queer Trades, the Man Who Was Thursday, the Man Who Knew Too Much

Beschreibung

This volume includes three classic G. K. Chesterton stories and collections. The Club of Queer Trades unravels a society that honors strange and mysterious occupations. The Man Who Was Thursday is a religio-political fantasy, as a detective infiltrates a strange group of anarchists. The Man Who Knew Too Much is a collection of mystery stories, with an uncommon detective.

Autor

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a prolific English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He is best known in mystery circles as the creator of the fictional priest-detective Father Brown and for the metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. Often referred to as "the prince of paradox," Chesterton frequently made his points by turning familiar sayings and proverbs inside out.Chesterton attended the Slade School of Art, a department of University College London, where he took classes in illustration and literature, though he did not complete a degree in either subject. In 1895, at the age of twenty-one, he began working for the London publisher George Redway. A year later he moved to another publisher, T. Fisher Unwin, where he undertook his first work in journalism, illustration, and literary criticism.In addition to writing fifty-three Father Brown stories, Chesterton authored articles and books of social criticism, philosophy, theology, economics, literary criticism, biography, and poetry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Coachwhip Publications
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 679g
• ISBN-13: 9781930585812
• ISBN-10: 1930585810
• Artikelnr.: 26357754