Download or read book The Wit and Wisdom of G K Chesterton written by Bevis Hillier and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: G. K. Chesterton was a consummately witty man. In this new collection, Bevis Hillier draws on his most humorous epigrams and more serious extracts not only from his most popular works, the Father Brown stories, but also his contributions to the Illustrated London News and GK's Weekly, as well as his numerous novels, poems, essays and tracts on a vast array of subjects. These pieces shine a light into the margins of Chesterton's work and give a sense of the distinctive flavour of his mind. Hillier, the acclaimed biographer of John Betjeman, considers what it was that made Chesterton such a complex and fascinating character. Some of Chesterton's remarkable drawings (he trained as an artist at the Slade) are included, among them a hitherto unpublished caricature of Winston Churchill, c. 1919. This is a book for Chesterton fans everywhere.
Download or read book WIT AND WISDOM OF G K CHESTERTON written by G. K. CHESTERTON and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wit and Wisdom of G K Chesterton written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Year with G K Chesterton written by Kevin Belmonte and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This world of ours has some purpose; and if there is a purpose, there is a Person. I had always felt life first as a story: and if there is a story, there is a Storyteller." --G. K. Chesterton During Chesterton's lifetime, a host of perspectives clamored for his attention, but he saw nothing as vital and alive as Christianity. A Year with G. K. Chesterton, a daily devotional dedicated to the life and legacy of G. K. Chesterton, brings this truth into a brand new light. A true anthology, A Year with G. K. Chesterton compiles the best of Chesterton's many works and presents them in concise, memorable selections. From New Year's Day to New Year's Eve, each daily entry will guide you through: A timeless verse from Scripture A thoughtful passage from G. K. Chesterton’s incredible body of work A moment for reflection and appreciation Praise for A Year with G. K. Chesterton: "Chesterton once a day? Well, that's a start. It is good to see that someone is finally recognizing the need for a daily minimum requirement of mirth and meditation from GKC." --Dale Ahlquist, President, American Chesterton Society "Who could not be grateful for a year spent with GKC? The great subverter of everything taken for granted, he stretches and deepens us with his insights, shakes us with his startling paradoxes and delights us with his wit. Thank God there is no getting to the end of Chesterton." --Os Guinness, author of A Free People's Suicide
Download or read book The Quotable Chesterton written by Kevin Belmonte and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2010-12-29 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: G. K. Chesterton was a literary giant of his age. With an exceptional intellect, he wrote about history, politics, economics, philosophy, social and literary criticism, and theology. He published essays, novels, biographies, short stories, and poetry, and the Christian classics Heretics, Orthodoxy, and The Everlasting Man, which C. S. Lewis credits as instrumental in his conversion to Christianity. With much of his finest material out of print or hard to find, modern readers have long needed a standard collection of his best thoughts. Kevin Belmonte’s The Quotable Chesterton brings them to you arranged alphabetically by topic, with complete original source documentation. There are entries from Adventure to Cheese, Politics to Émile Zola, interspersed with essays about Chesterton’s life and times. Hundreds of passages drawn from Chesterton’s fiction, poetry, essays, and other books showcase a man the New York Times hailed as a “brilliant English essayist” and George Bernard Shaw called a “colossal genius.” Endorsements: “There isn’t a writer who gets me pacing and smiling and thinking like G.K. Chesterton. His every paradigm shift is an adjustment to my mental compass, and so a gift.” —DONALD MILLER, author of the New York Times bestsellers A Million Miles in a Thousand Years and Blue Like Jazz “Over the years, I have delivered thousands of lectures, speeches, talks, and sermons; I have written hundreds of articles, essays, books, and reviews; it is an exceedingly rare occasion when any of them should fail to contain the words ‘Chesterton once said.’ Kevin Belmonte here reveals that fountain of wit, wisdom, and wonder, G.K. Chesterton, in all his irresistibly, irrepressibly, quotable splendor.”—GEORGE GRANT, Pastor, Parish Presbyterian Church, and Chancellor, New College Franklin
Download or read book Wit and Wisdom of G K Chesterton written by Chesterton Frances 1869-1938 and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Chesterton Day by Day written by G. K. Chesterton and published by Inkling Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of quotes selected by Chesterton himself from material the ever--popular Chesterton wrote between 1901 and 1911. Editorial comments have been added to explain details dimmed by the passage of time. A bibliography describes the sources used, and a detailed, 17-page index helps readers locate specific topics and quotes.
Download or read book WIT WISDOM OF G K CHESTERTON written by Frances 1869-1938 Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quotable Chesterton written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book More Quotable Chesterton written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Quotable Chesterton written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton and published by Galilee Trade. This book was released on 1987 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects quotations on a wide range of subjects including God, fairy tales, history, virtues, laughter, the English, and optimism
Download or read book Wisdom and Innocence written by Joseph Pearce and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through years of meticulous research and access to the literary estate of G.K. Chesterton, Joseph Pearce presents a major biography of a 20th century literary giant, providing a great deal of important information on GKC never before published. This is a thoroughly readable and delightful biography of a multi-faceted author, artist and debater who loved the friendship of children, idolized his wife and enjoyed great friendships with the likes of Hillaire Belloc, Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells. Illustrated.
Download or read book The Wit Whimsy and Wisdom of G K Chesterton Volume 5 written by G. K. Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes three collections of his essays and stories: All Things Considered, Tremendous Trifles, and Alarms and Discursions. It includes such stories as "The Perfect Game," "A Somewhat Improbable Story," "The Shop of Ghosts," "The Nightmare," and "How I Found the Superman."
Download or read book The Wit Whimsy and Wisdom of G K Chesterton Volume 3 written by G. K. Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes two classic G. K. Chesterton novels, and his play, Magic. The Ball and the Cross is a religio-political fantasy, as a Catholic and an atheist try to keep ahead of the law in order to fight a duel. Manalive brings a man on trial, where nothing is as it seems. (It is a brilliant commentary on a man in search of himself and what he truly values.) Magic: A Fantastic Comedy is Chesterton's entertaining take on religion and skepticism.
Download or read book More Quotable Chesterton written by George Marlin and published by . This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wit Whimsy and Wisdom of G K Chesterton written by G. K. Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes the classic G. K. Chesterton essay collections The Defendant, Varied Types, and A Miscellany of Men. It also includes six additional short stories, "The Taming of the Nightmare," "A Picture of Tuesday," "A Crazy Tale," "The Curious Englishman," "The Sword of Wood," and "Conversion of an Anarchist."
Download or read book The Well and the Shallows written by G. K. Chesterton and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of G. K. Chesterton’s finest collection of essays, The Well and the Shallows, explore more controversial themes than typically seen in the work of the English writer. Written with Chesterton’s biting wit, he touches on various cultural, social and moral issues from birth control to Catholicism. Chesterton’s perceptive analysis of core issues within modern society remains startling relatable nearly 100 years since its publication. Written shortly after his conversion to Catholicism, he writes with tremendous foresight focusing on subjects like Catholicism, Reformation and Protestantism, and other profound writings on political and social issues based around the central theme of religion. Essays in this volume include: My Six Conversions The Return to Religion The Higher Nihilism The Ascetic At Large Babies and Distribution A Century of Emancipation Trade Terms Shocking the Modernists Sex and Property Why Protestants Prohibit Where is the Paradox? The Well and the Shallows is an insightful collection of essays on some of the most important ideas of the modernist era written by one of the greatest English writers of the 20th century. It is a perfect read for those interested in the work of G. K. Chesterton or any with a broader interest in historical, social analysis from a religious perspective.
