Desde los primeros trazos en las paredes de una cueva hasta el nacimiento del cristianismo, El hombre eterno ofrece un viaje sorprendente por la historia y el pensamiento humano. G. K. Chesterton observa...

El poeta y los lunáticos (1929), de Gilbert Keith Chesterton, no es exactamente una novela, sino más bien una sucesión de episodios entrelazados, en los que un aparente loco -el poeta y pintor Gabriel...

"Me dirijo al hombre de la calle, escéptico pero también comprensivo, y mi única esperanza, bastante vaga por cierto, es que si abordo la biografía de este gran santo por el lado llamativo y popular que...

Se preguntarán con mucha razón por qué, de no mediar una especie de apuesta, iba yo a aceptar el encargo de escribir siquiera un ensayo popular sobre la historia de Inglaterra, si no puedo invocar ningún...

Siete de las aventuras más conocidas de los detectives más famosos de la literatura universal.Selección de siete narraciones de cuatro autores fundacionales del género de detectives: Edgar Allan Poe,...

Las mentes de los detectives más brillantes del relato policial se encuentran reunidas en esta antología para que, junto con ellas, descubras los crímenes que aquí se plantean.

A collection of related short stories by British author G. K. Chesterton. Each story is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade"). To gain admittance...

"The Wisdom of Father Brown" (1914) is a collection of twelve stories by G.K. Chesterton, featuring his empathetic detective Father Brown. Sherlock Holmes might be sexier, but GK Chesterton's atmospheric...

"The Innocence of Father Brown" (1911) is the first collection of stories starring the empathetic detective Father Brown. Sherlock Holmes might be sexier, but GK Chesterton's atmospheric Father Brown...

I quattro racconti di questa raccolta rappresentano una piccola selezione tra le molte storie scritti da Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) che hanno come protagonista Padre Brown, il sacerdote cattolico...

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) is a novel written by American humorist Mark Twain. It is commonly used and accounted as one of the first Great American Novels. It is also...

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) è autore, insieme a molte altre cose, di una serie di cinquantadue racconti pubblicati in cinque antologie tra il 1911 e il 1935 che hanno come protagonista Padre...

In the October 1914 issue of the British magazine The Premier, Sir Max Pemberton published the first part of this story, inviting a number of writers, including Chesterton, to use their talents to solve...

Twelve mysteries featuring Father Brown, the short, stumpy Catholic priest with "uncanny insight into human evil."

At first read, G.K. Chesterton’s the Man Who Was Thursday is a zany mystery story filled with often surreal twists that turn more traditional thrillers on their ear. Set in a fantastic London where the...

I membri di una setta anarchica hanno fatto una scelta bizzarra decidendo di assumere per maggior sicurezza i nomi dei giorni della settimana, e quando il protagonista di questa storia, Gabril Syme, sceglie...

This contains the first 8 of the 12 stories in the published book The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Stories. In these 8 detective thrillers, the main protagonist is Horne Fisher. (The omitted four are...

Il giardino segreto (The secret garden), pubblicato nel 1911 nell’antologia "The innocence of Father Brown", è uno dei racconti scritti da Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) che hanno come protagonista...

Twelve mysteries featuring Father Brown, the short, stumpy Catholic priest with "uncanny insight into human evil."

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 11480 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • The...

Giovani idee è un’appassionante miscellanea di saggi di G.K. Chesterton: gli articoli vennero pubblicati su The Illustrated London News tra il 1922 e il 1928. Ogni scritto coglie aspetti originali del...

The Man Who Knew Too Much and other stories (1922) is a book of detective stories by English writer G. K. Chesterton, published in 1922 by Cassell and Company in the United Kingdom, and Harper Brothers...

Ein Detektiv....Eine geheime Gesellschaft...und eine außerordentliche Entdeckung.

Due to close relationships with the leading political figures in the land, Fisher knows too much about the private politics behind the public politics of the day. This knowledge is a burden to him because...

Twelve mysteries featuring Father Brown, the short, stumpy Catholic priest with "uncanny insight into human evil.

In "The Man Who Knew Too Much," G.K. Chesterton crafts a compelling collection of short stories that intertwines mystery, philosophy, and social commentary. The book features the adventurous detective...

In "The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare," G.K. Chesterton expertly weaves a complex narrative that blends elements of fantasy, philosophy, and political satire. The novel follows Gabriel Syme, a poet-turned-detective,...

In "All Things Considered," G.K. Chesterton presents a collection of essays that delve into a range of topics, reflecting his philosophical musings and astute observations on contemporary society. Adopting...

Le miroir du magistrat est une nouvelle extraite de l'ouvrage Les Enquêtes du père Brown, paru chez Omnibus le 07 mai 2008.

Le crime le plus odieux qui soit est une nouvelle extraite de l'ouvrage Les Enquêtes du père Brown, paru chez Omnibus le 07 mai 2008.