G. K. Chesterton - Libros y biografía

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) foi um crítico social e literário inglês, autor de versos, ensaios, romances e contos. Sua obra mais emblemática foi; O Homem que Era Quinta Feira. A narrativa se...

Sacerdote católico com gosto pelo mistério e faro para a justiça, Padre Brown pode ser um detetive amador, mas não fica atrás de Holmes, Dupin, Poirot e Maigret no rol dos grandes investigadores da literatura...

"Once, there was a man who went crazy from too much reading. He only read books about knighthood; that was the problem." So begins this charming retelling of Don Quixote de la Mancha, one of the most...

The plot of "The Ball and the Cross" chronicles a hot dispute between two Scotsmen, one a devout but naive Roman Catholic, the other a zealous but naive atheist. Their fanatically held opinions—leading...

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. 

The star of these stories is Father Brown, a character created by writer G. K. Chesterton. Based on a parish priest who was partially responsible for Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922, Brown...

During his lifetime, British author and thinker G.K. Chesterton gained a reputation as a top-rate intellectual and social critic. In this volume, Chesterton turns his attention to a series of major problems...

British writer G.K. Chesterton was an irrepressible jack-of-all-trades when it came to literature, producing popular works in virtually every genre. The Ballad of the White Horse is an epic poem detailing...

Renowned as a spiritual thinker and sometimes Christian apologist, intellectual G.K, Chesterton never backed away from difficult or controversial topics. This extended take on the topic of heresy will...

Manalive (1912) is a book by G. K. Chesterton detailing a popular theme both in his own philosophy, and in Christianity, of the 'holy fool', such as in Dostoevsky's The Idiot and Cervantes' Don Quixote....

The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911. Written in ballad form, the work has been described as one...

In Orthodoxy, a classic work of Christian apologetics, G. K. Chesterton writes with the purpose of attempting "an explanation, not of whether the Christian Faith can be believed, but of how he personally...

Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics. In the book's preface Chesterton...

The metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, written by G. K. Chesterton in 1908, deals with a philosophical or theological anarchism; more a rejection of God than a rejection of government....

Chesterton has been called the Prince of Paradox. His works include journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, fantasy and detective stories. Chesterton wrote this work in 1912. Although his style is...

Be riveted by the wit and wisdom of British Roman Catholic priest, Father Brown, as he solves crimes in singular style using logical deduction as an art form. This volume includes these short stories:...

The Man Who Knew Too Much is a collection of short stories by British writer Gilbert K. Chesterton, featuring his detective Horne Fisher. From the upper-classes himself, Fisher has a unique insight into...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer First published in 1904, “The Napoleon of Notting Hill” is a fantastical novel written by English...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer Originally published in 1911, "The Ballad of the White Horse" is a poem by G. K. Chesterton about...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer First published in 1905, “The Club of Queer Trades” is a collection of six amusing stories by...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer First published in 1903, “Robert Browning” is a multi-faceted biography and critique of Browning‘s...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer First published in 1915, “All Things Considered” collects more than thirty essays that English...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer The early twentieth-century was a time when many works, including popular essays, were written...

Chesterton states that the purpose of his book is to attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it. In it, Chesterton presents...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction: G. K. Chesterton, the man beyond the writer First published in 1908, “The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare” is a metaphysical thriller by...

THESE tales concern the doing of things recognized as impossible to do; impossible to believe; and, as the weary reader may well cry aloud, impossible to read about. Did the narrator merely say that they...

Manalive - G. K. Chesterton - Manalive (1912) is a book by G. K. Chesterton detailing a popular theme both in his own philosophy, and in Christianity, of the "holy fool", such as in Dostoevsky's The Idiot...

The Club of Queer Trades - G. K. Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905. Each story in the collection is centered on a person who...

St. Francis of Assisi - G. K. Chesterton - Francis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, perhaps the greatest saint in the Christian calendar, and one of the most influential men in the whole of human...

Orthodoxy - G. K. Chesterton - Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics,...