G. K. Chesterton

Broschiertes Buch

On Running After One's Hat and Other Whimsies

Beschreibung

This vintage book contains a collection of twenty essays on a variety of topics written by G. K. Chesterton. The essays are on unrelated subjects ranging from losing one¿s hat, to lying in bed, and manage to be both insightful and amusing. A great addition to any bookshelf, this volume is highly recommended for fans of Chesterton¿s work - and lovers of witty writing. The essays include: ¿On Running After One's Hat¿, ¿On Lying in Bed¿, ¿Cheese¿, ¿On Philosophy Verses Fiction¿, ¿The Mistake of the Machine¿, ¿What I found in My Pocket¿, ¿The Perfect Game¿, ¿Topsy-Turvey Land¿, ¿A Tragedy of Twopence¿, and many more. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, theologian, critic, and biographer. We are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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: Maudsley Press
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 216g
• ISBN-13: 9781406742152
• ISBN-10: 1406742155
• Artikelnr.: 23162401