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Die Anthologie'Englische Meisternovellen'versammelt eine beeindruckende Kollektion von Geschichten, die von einigen der bekanntesten Namen der anglophonen Literaturgeschichte stammen. Dieser Band erstreckt sich über verschiedene Genres und Epochen, von den mystischen und makabren Erzählungen Edgar Allan Poes bis hin zu den feinsinnigen sozialen Beobachtungen eines O. Henry. Die Vielfalt der literarischen Stile und Themen, darunter das Abenteuerliche bei Rudyard Kipling, das Detektivische bei Arthur Conan Doyle und das Philosophische bei Oscar Wilde, spiegelt die Breite und Tiefe der englischsprachigen Novellentradition wider. Durch diese breite Zusammenstellung wird nicht nur der Reichtum der englischen Erzählkunst sichtbar, sondern auch die Fähigkeit dieser literarischen Form, komplexe Charaktere und tiefgreifende Einsichten in die menschliche Natur zu vermitteln. Die beitragenden Autoren, von denen viele zu Lebzeiten literarische Berühmtheiten waren, bringen eine Mischung aus kulturellen Hintergründen und Lebenserfahrungen mit, die ihre Werke tiefgründig beeinflusst haben. Ihre Kollektivarbeit unterstreicht wichtige literarische und kulturelle Bewegungen ihrer Zeit, wie z.B. die Romantik, den Realismus und den beginnenden Modernismus. Indem diese Anthologie die vielfältigen Stimmen dieser Meisterautoren zusammenbringt, bietet sie Einblicke in die Entwicklungen und den Wandel innerhalb der englischsprachigen Literatur, von den frühen 19. bis in die frühen 20. Jahrhunderte.'Englische Meisternovellen'ist eine unverzichtbare Sammlung für alle, die die Finesse und Vielfalt der englischen Erzählkunst erleben möchten. Die Anthologie lädt den Leser ein, sich auf eine Reise durch unterschiedliche Welten und Epochen zu begeben und dabei den Dialog zwischen den verschiedenen Stilen und Themen zu genießen. Für Liebhaber der klassischen Literatur und solche, die es werden wollen, bietet dieses Buch eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, die reiche Landschaft der englischen Novelle in all ihrer Pracht zu entdecken.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an English social and literary critic, author of verses, essays, novels, and short stories. His most emblematic work was The Man Who Was Thursday. The narrative is set at the end of the 19th century in a context filled with anarchist conspiracies and mysteries involving theological enigmas, free will, and the existence of evil in the form of the irrational. The protagonist is Detective Gabriel Syme, a poet committed to the fight against chaos, who was recruited by the anti-anarchist section of Scotland Yard. The Man Who Was Thursday was published to great success in 1908. It is a philosophical novel filled with action, adventure, and suspense that continues to captivate readers today, presenting them with paradoxes and moral and theological reflections that make them question themselves with every chapter.

Diese sorgfältig kuratierte Anthologie,'Die größten Erzählungen der englischen Literatur', versammelt Werke der bedeutendsten Autoren der englischsprachigen Welt in einer beeindruckenden Bandbreite literarischer Stile. Von den düsteren, psychologisch tiefgehenden Geschichten Edgar Allan Poes bis hin zu den humorvollen, gesellschaftskritischen Erzählungen von Mark Twain, bietet diese Sammlung einen einmaligen Querschnitt durch das literarische Schaffen verschiedenster Epochen. Sie umfasst sowohl die feinsinnigen Charakterstudien eines Joseph Conrad als auch die spannenden Abenteuererzählungen eines Robert Louis Stevenson, sodass die Vielfalt und Bedeutung der enthaltenen Werke für die Literaturgeschichte deutlich werden. Die Anthologie zeichnet sich durch die Herausgeberleistung aus, Autoren zusammenzubringen, deren Werke zwar in unterschiedlichen Zeiten und aus verschiedenen kulturellen Kontexten entstanden sind, jedoch alle zusammen das Panorama der englischen Literatur entscheidend geprägt haben. Die beteiligten Schriftsteller, von Oscar Wilde bis Arthur Conan Doyle, haben mit ihren Geschichten nicht nur literarische Maßstäbe gesetzt, sondern auch zu diskursiven Verschiebungen in der Art und Weise, wie Themen wie Moral, Gesellschaft und die menschliche Psyche literarisch verarbeitet werden, beigetragen. Diese Sammlung bietet somit eine Plattform, um die Konvergenz unterschiedlicher literarischer Epochen und Strömungen zu erkunden.'Eine größere Erzählungen der englischen Literatur'ist eine Einladung an Literaturliebhaberinnen und -liebhaber, sich auf eine Reise durch die vielschichtige Welt der Erzählkunst zu begeben. Sie ermöglicht es Lesenden, sich mit einer umfassenden Palette von Stimmen und Stilen auseinanderzusetzen, die die englische Literatur zu bieten hat. Diese Anthologie ist nicht nur als Bildungsressource von unschätzbarer Wert, sondern dient auch als Medium, durch das ein Dialog zwischen den verschiedenen Werken und Autoren gefördert wird. Für jeden, der Interesse an der Tiefe und Breite der englischen Erzähltradition hat, stellt diese Sammlung eine unvergleichliche Gelegenheit dar, die reiche Textur dieser literarischen Landschaft zu erforschen.

Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life.An author's ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure.In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem. In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything. But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle. Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another.Story. Poems. Story. Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters. And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens'across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.In this volume the decade reveals some who are doing very well and the many who are not; underfoot, underpaid and under-represented. Our writers of many hues and telling talents bring both their stories and their characters to bear on the decade between the two world wars with searing clarity.01 - The Top 10 - The 1920's - The English - An Introduction02 - The String Quartet by Virginia Woolf03 - The Horse Dealer's Daughter by D H Lawrence04 - Rats by M R James05 - The Resurrection of Father Brown by G K Chesterton06 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall07 - Running Wolf by Algernon Blackwood08 - Mrs Amworth by E F Benson09 - Smee by A M Burrage10 - Young Magic by Helen Simpson11 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens'across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.In this volume the pens of our English authors examine murder. This dark and evil deed is carried out with many motives. Our authors, including G K Chesterton, A M Burrage, Amelia Edwards, Algernon Blackwood and many others are those charged with revealing each and every crime scene.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens'across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.The zenith of Empire is bookended by two catastrophic wars that slaughter vast swathes of humanity. And yet authors manage to record and create fragile libraries of humanity, its talents, its dreams and increasingly its nightmares.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens'across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.Many say one language dominates literature, and from there one Country – England. The sceptered isle does indeed have more than its fair share of literary behemoths. And this is only the men.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens'across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions — Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.The teeming metropolis of London has a long history of innovation. Amongst its most gilded are the literary talents of its world-famous authors. From Anthony Trollope and Daniel Defoe to Mary Shelley and Virginia Woolf and many others, have come iconic works that still to this day underpin our culture

England's rise to prominence on the world stage over the course of thousands of years is a tumultuous tale that includes equal parts triumph and tragedy. This volume grants readers a first-row seat as the drama unfolds, told with inimitable elegance, insight, and wit by world-renowned British thinker and writer G.K. Chesterton. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.

The journals of a club which called itself the Lunatic Asylum: a group of amiable eccentrics who spend their time trying to do the impossible. At first they are nothing more than that: four whimsical idiots with no sense of responsibility, clowning outrageously for the sake of clowning. But soon they begin to see themselves as men with a mission: for they find that they are the only people left in England who are still defending the individual soul against conformity, wealth, and the super-state. (Goodreads)

This little volume compresses eight years of education into a compact, highly entertaining read. It helps if you have read something by Dickens, Tennyson, and Browning, but don't worry if you haven't. Chesterton is simply a great master of the essay and English prose. (Goodreads)

A great collection of poems by G. K Chesterton. Always a treat. Chesterton is simply a great master of the essay and English prose.

A great collection of poems by G. K Chesterton. Always a treat. Chesterton is simply a great master of the essay and English prose.

This is a nice collection of poems and other writings by G.K. Chesterton. There's a lovely mix of short reflective poems and longer thoughtful poems and writings. (Goodreads)

¿Qué es la anarquía? En consenso mayoritario significa la violencia extrema ante la tentación permanente de dominio. El hombre que fue jueves, descubre la falsedad de'un mundo en el que los hombres se metamorfosean en otros! Y para ello el autor se mueve dentro de la dinámica del Bien y del Mal, como interrogantes persistentes de las filosofías y las religiones. La novela actualiza las actitudes asumidas frente al odio, la traición, la mentira y la doble moral, cuestiones existenciales aún por resolver; sin embargo los lectores podrán disfrutar de una literatura emotiva y llena de misterios que apuestan, finalmente, por el cambio y la redención de los seres humanos.

Cuando se habla de las características inconfundibles del humor inglés, se habla concretamente del londinense Gilbert Keith Chesterton, porque toda su obra lleva este sello de identidad. Y como una evidente muestra de ello, es la colección de relatos El club de los negocios raros. En ellos encontramos la búsqueda de lo singular, lo que no puede repetirse de ninguna forma porque se trata, indudablemente, de historias que solo pueden ser posibles en un mundo permeado por la excéntrica flema inglesa. Imaginemos que una noche, con todo listo para ir a esa fiesta a la que fuimos invitados y no queremos perderla por ningún motivo, recibimos de forma inesperada a un emisario que nos lleva una noticia terrible, tanto, que no puede explicarla de una sola vez. Así vamos tratando de entender al personaje que se afana en enredarnos, en decirnos razones que no comprendemos, en gastar nuestro tiempo sin que nosotros nos demos cuenta. Y no es esto producto del azar o la mala ventura. Es, como podrá descubrirlo el avezado lector, un entramado finamente preconcebido por un negocio, uno tan extraño al que no podremos darle crédito, pese a la infalibilidad de sus servicios. Y las reglas de este club que reúne a tan estrambóticos empresarios, se condensan en una: solo se puede ser miembro cuando el sustento del hombre de negocios dependa, exclusivamente, de los ingresos que le reporte esta rara actividad

This book contains the following works - Little women by Louisa May Alcott - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - The Odyssey by Homer - A Tales of Two Cities BY Charles Dickens - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum

This book contains the following works - Little women by Louisa May Alcott - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - The Odyssey by Homer - A Tales of Two Cities BY Charles Dickens - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. 1. Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) 2. The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri) 3. Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) 4. Emma (Jane Austen) 5. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) 6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum) 7. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) 8. Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) 9. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) 10. Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes) 11. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie) 12. The Richest Man in Babylon (George S. Clason) 13. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) 14. Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) 15. A Tale Of Two Cities (Charles Dickens) 16. Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) 17. The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) 18. Middlemarch (George Eliot) 19. The Innocence of Father Brown (G. K. Chesterton) 20. The Border Legion (Zane Grey) 21. The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) 22. Think And Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill) 23. The Odyssey (Homer) 24. The Iliad (Homer) 25. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Victor Hugo) 26. Les Misérables (Victor Hugo) 27. The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett) 28. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving) 29. The Turn of the Screw (Henry James) 30. The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka) 31. The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling) 32. The Call Of The Wild (Jack London) 33. Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) 34. War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy) 35. At the Mountains of Madness (H.P Lovecraft) 36. The Call of Cthulhu (H.P Lovecraft) 37. Anne of Green Gables (Lucy Maud Montgomery) 38. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Joseph Murphy) 39. Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) 40. The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe) 41. Swann's Way (Marcel Proust) 42. The Federalist Papers (Publius) 43. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) 44. Dracula (Bram Stoker) 45. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark twain) 46. The Art of War (Sun Tzu) 47. Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu) 48. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Lew Wallace) 49.The Science of Getting Rich (Wallace D. Wattles) 50. The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)

Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself... Here you will find the complete Father Brown stories in the chronological order of their original publication. - The Innocence of Father Brown - The Wisdom of Father Brown - The Donnington Affair - The Incredulity of Father Brown - The Secret of Father Brown - The Scandal of Father Brown - The Mask of Midas

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 passa no final do século XIX em um contexto repleto de conspirações anarquistas e mistérios que envolvem enigmas teológicos, livre arbítrio e a existência do mal sob a forma do irracional. O protagonista é o detetive Gabriel Syme, um poeta empenhado na luta contra o caos, que foi recrutado pela seção contra-anarquista da Scotland Yard. O Homem que era Quinta Feira foi publicado com enorme sucesso em 1908. É um romance filosófico repleto de ação, aventura e suspense que encanta até hoje os seus leitores, apresentados a paradoxos e reflexões morais e teológicas que os fazem se questionar a cada capítulo.

Irish Impressions is an Irish travel essay by G.K. Chesterton that provides personal impressions of the author's visit to Ireland under the direction of the War Aims Committee.

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names In a Grove [Ryūnosuke Akutagawa] Fantômas [Marcel Allain] The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont [Robert Barr] The Woman in Black [E.C. Bentley] The Island Mystery [George A. Birmingham] Four Max Carrados Detective Stories [Ernest Bramah Smith] The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Innocence of Father Brown [G.K Chesterton] The Secret Adversary [Agatha Christie] The Mysterious Affair at Styles [Agatha Christie] No Name [Wilkie Collins] The Woman in White [Wilkie Collins] Hunted Down [Charles Dickens] The Trial for Murder [Charles Dickens] The Mystery of Cloomber [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Spider [Hanns Heinz Ewers] The Middle Temple Murder [Joseph Smith Fletcher] Dead Men's Money [Joseph Smith Fletcher] The Red Thumb Mark [R. Austin Freeman] The Cat's Eye [R. Austin Freeman] The Honor of the Name [Émile Gaboriau] The Man Who Ended War [Hollis Godfrey] The Rome Express [Arthur Griffiths] Arson Plus [Samuel Dashiell Hammett] Desperate Remedies [Thomas Hardy] Green Tea [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu] The Seven Secrets [William Le Queux] Eight Strokes of the Clock [Maurice Leblanc] The Phantom of the Opera [Gaston Leroux] The Lodger [Marie Adelaide Lowndes] The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel [A. E. W. Mason] The Mysterious Card Unveiled [Cleveland Moffett] The Mysterious Card [Cleveland Moffett] The Evil Shepherd [Edward Phillips Oppenheim] The Double Four [Edward Phillips Oppenheim] The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective [Catherine Louisa Pirkis] The Mystery of Marie Rogêt [Edgar Allan Poe] The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Edgar Allan Poe] The Black Cat [Edgar Allan Poe] The Fall of the House of Usher [Edgar Allan Poe] The Green Eyes of Bâst [Sax Rohmer] Whose Body? [Dorothy Leigh Sayers] The Lady, or the Tiger? [Frank R. Stockton] Catherine: A Story [William Makepeace Thackeray] Tom Sawyer, Detective [Mark Twain] An Antarctic Mystery [Jules Verne] The Daffodil Mystery [Edgar Wallace] The Angel of Terror [Edgar Wallace] The Master Criminal [Merrick White] Also Available : 50 Mystery and Detective masterpieces you have to read before you die vol: 2 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 1 (Golden Deer Classics) 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 2 (Golden Deer Classics) 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die Vol: 3 (Golden Deer Classics)

Commonly hailed as his masterpiece and his own personal favourite, Dickens's novel “David Copperfield” was first published as a serial in 1849–50 and as a book in 1850. The story revolves around the titular character and spans his growth from infancy to maturity, chronicling the people and places of his life as he develops as a person. A must-read for fans of Dickens's work and well deserving of a place on every bookshelf. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Oliver Twist” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.

Originally published along with short stories in his weekly serial “Master Humphrey's Clock” from 1840 to 1841, “The Old Curiosity Shop” tells the tale of Nell Trent and her grandfather who both live in The Old Curiosity Shop in London. In an attempt to secure Nell's financial future, her grandfather dabbles with gambling but ends up losing it all. Convinced that Nell's grandfather has managed to save a small fortune for her, Nell's wastrel brother Frederick teams up with the insalubrious Quip to hunt the pair who have run away to the Midlands to live as beggars. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Oliver Twist” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.

Originally published as a serial from 1855 to 1857, Dickens's novel “Little Dorrit” tells the story of Amy Dorrit, the youngest child of her family born and raised in a debtors prison whose life is changed when she meets Arthur Clennam, returning home from a 20-year absence. “Little Dorrit” heavily criticises societal shortcomings of the time, in particular the existence of debtors prisons—where Dickens's own father was incarcerated. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Oliver Twist” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character.

First published in 1859, “A Tale of Two Cities” is a historical novel by Charles Dickens. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, it tells the story of the 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris of French Doctor Manette, as well as his release and subsequent life in London with his daughter Lucie—whom he had previously not met. “A Tale of Two Cities” is Dickens'best-known work of historical fiction and is commonly cited as being the best-selling novel of all time. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Oliver Twist” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.

The thirteenth and penultimate novel by Charles Dickens, “Great Expectations” chronicles the education of Pip, an orphan living in mid-nineteenth century London. Including such themes as wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and triumph over evil, this novel represents a classic example of Dickensian literature not to be missed by lovers of his work. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Oliver Twist” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.

Charles Dickens's last and unfinished novel, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” was originally published in 1870. When Dickens died in 1870, just six of the intended twelve chapters had been completed, with no remaining plan or indication to how the story should continue. Despite this, numerous other writers have tried to complete the novel. The story revolves around the titular character's uncle, John Jasper, an opium addict and choirmaster who falls in love with his student and nephew's fiancée, Rosa Bud. Rosa, however, has also attracted the attention of one Neville Landless, whom Edwin immediately dislikes. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Oliver Twist” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.

The tenth novel written by Dickens, “Hard Times” was first published in 1854. The story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial mill-town of Coketown and examines English society while satirising the social and economic conditions of the era. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Oliver Twist” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.

Charles Dickens'ss first novel, “The Pickwick Papers” revolves around the novel's main character and founder of The Pickwick Club, Samuel Pickwick and his suggestion that he and other'Pickwickians'travel to locations outside of London and report their findings. A sequence of loosely related adventures set between 1827–8, it became the first real publishing phenomenon and is responsible for catapulting Dickens into international fame. A classic example of Dickens's acclaimed fiction not to be missed by fans and collectors of his seminal work. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.

Charles Dickens's last completed novel, “Our Mutual Friend” is the story of “Noddy” Boffin, a common clerk who becomes “the Golden Dustman” after he inherits a dust-heap where the aristocracy throw their refuge. A brutal satire and social analysis, “Our Mutual Friend” is a masterpiece that explores the allure and curse of money while demonstrating all the themes the author is famous for. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular during his life, and today he is commonly regarded as the greatest Victorian-era novelist. Although perhaps better known for such works as “Oliver Twist” or “A Christmas Carol”, Dickens first gained success with the 1836 serial publication of “The Pickwick Papers”, which turned him almost overnight into an international literary celebrity thanks to his humour, satire, and astute observations concerning society and character. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens” by G. K. Chesterton.

George Bernard Shaw goaded the already successful essayist and novelist Chesterton into trying his hand at a play, with this 1913 result. The play examines the powers and mysteries of faith, belief, religion, and of course, magic - a mixture that should be familiar from many of his Father Brown stories. The play's success convinced him to write a couple of other later plays. (Amazon)

This book contains 70 short stories from 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: - Robert Louis Stevenson:The Waif Woman The Bottle Imp Thrawn Janet Markheim The Body Snatcher Olalla Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert E. Howard:Worms of the Earth The Queen of Black Coast Pigeons from Hell The Children of the Night Red Nails The Twilight of the Grey Gods The Shadow of the Vulture - G. K. Chesterton:The Blue Cross The Invisible Man The Man Who Was Thursday – A Nightmare The Strange Crime of John Boulnois The Three Tools of Death The Wrong Shape The Mistake of the Machine - Edgar Wallace:The Cat Burglar Circumstantial Evidence The Ghost of Downhill The Poetical Policeman Red Aces The Four Just Men The Shadow Man - Arthur Machen:The Great God Pan The White People The Black Seal The Novel of the White Powder The Red Hand The Inmost Light The Bowmen - Ambrose Bierce:An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge One Summer Night The Death Of Halpin Frayser The Moonlit Road A Psychological Shipwreck The Stranger The Middle Toe of the Right Foot - Talbot Mundy:The Soul Of A Regiment The Pillar Of Light The Lady and the Lord Kitty Bruns Her Fingers The Mystic India Speaks The Real Red Root The Hermit and the Tiger - Abraham Merritt:The Pool Of The Stone God The Last Poet And The Robots The Fox Woman The People Of The Pit The Drone Through The Dragon Glass Three Lines Of Old French - Zane Grey:Amber's Mirage The Ranger Don: The Story Of A Lion Dog The Wolf Tracker Lure of the River A Missouri Schoolmarm Monty Price's Nightingale - Edgar Rice Burroughs:Tarzan's First Love A Jungle Joke Tarzan Rescues the Moon John Carter and the Giant Of Mars The Ancient Dead Beyond Thirty Skeleton Men of Jupiter

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 of the last great traditional epic poems ever written in the English language. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun under the auspices of God working through the agency of the Virgin Mary. In addition to being a narration of Alfred's military and political accomplishments, it is also considered a Roman Catholic allegory. Chesterton incorporates a significant amount of philosophy into the basic structure of the story. (Wikipedia)

This book collected his iconoclastic essays on various topics, some surprisingly relevant over a century later. (Goodreads)

Chesterton has been called the Prince of Paradox. His works include journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, fantasy and detective stories. Chesterton has great fun satirising the Victorian sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes. These 39 tales will delight the reader. Chesterton said that these stories just came to him like sitting still and letting them light on him like flies. Some of these tales are just for fun while other are filled with good common sense. (Goodreads)

The New Jerusalem is a 1920 book written by British writer G. K. Chesterton. Dale Ahlquist calls it a'philosophical travelogue'of Chesterton's journey across Europe to Palestine. (Wikipedia)

In the aptly titled treatise What's Wrong With the World, one of the twentieth century's most memorable and prolific writers takes on education, government, big business, feminism, and a host of other topics. A steadfast champion of the working man, family, and faith, Chesterton eloquently opposed materialism, snobbery, hypocrisy, and any adversary of freedom and simplicity in modern society. (Goodreads)

A collection of press articles written by Chesterton and published as a book in 1908. His invectives about the press are still as applicable today as they were over one century ago. This book is filled with Chestertonian wit and paradoxes. Among its many quotable quotes. (Goodreads)

Vater Brown ist ein englischer katholischer Pfarrer, der als Hobby Kriminalfälle löst. Dies gelingt ihm, indem er sich in den Täter hineinversetzt, dabei das Verbrechen selbst begeht, wie er sagt. Dabei ist er aber weniger daran interessiert, Verbrecher der irdischen Gerechtigkeit auszuliefern, sondern er will sie zu Gott führen; eine freiwillige Beichte des Täters genügt ihm. Dabei spielt es für ihn keine Rolle, welches Amt diese Person bekleidet. (Goodreads)

Many of Chesterton's reflections are timeless and startlingly prescient. He was highly critical of both the naive immigration policies and the grinding dehumanisation brought about by the growth of the economy. Nonetheless, he was enthralled by the glorious ideals of the nation - founded on principles of equality, democracy and freedom - even if the essence of these ideals had been lost somewhere along the way.'What I Saw in America'ranks among the finest of Chesterton's works, containing all of the author's virtues and vices: his wry humour, sympathy and intelligence playing devilishly against an irrepressible mischievousness. (Goodreads)

Covering topics ranging from literature to philosophy, history to social criticism, this is a snapshot of thought on 20th-century Europe (and the world) by one of Europe's sharpest wits and ablest pens. With chapter titles ranging from “The Miser and His Friends” to “The Red Reactionary,” from “The Separatist and Sacred Things” to “The New Theologian” and “The Romantic in the Rain,” this volume includes 39 brief sketches of individuals, each one of whom illustrates an aspect of contemporary society. (Goodreads)

Den Urlaub in Amerika hatte sich Pater Brown eigentlich etwas anders vorgestellt: Kaum mit dem Schiff angekommen bittet man ihn, sich an die Fersen eines mysteriösen Erpressers zu heften. Dieser bedroht das Leben des Millionärs Merton. Und die Sache ist überaus dringend, denn der Unbekannte hat bereits zwei Menschen auf dem Gewissen. Auch diese waren im Besitz dessen, was nun Mr. Merton sein Eigen nennt, den Kopten Kelch. (Goodreads)

One thing this prescient book achieves--and possibly the reason Chesterton wrote it--is to show just how varied such types can be. Our own time (and he must have foreseen it) for all its electronic wizardry and lightening communication, is devoid of much true diversity of personality, talent and perspective. The infantile nature of modern political debate is a perfect example. Really, there is no debate at all, just cartoonish demonising of one's opponent. Nor is there any particular yearning for fundamental truth. (Goodreads)

Excerpt:'Rome, at her very weakest, has always been a river that wanders and widens and that waters many fields. Berlin, at its strongest, will never be anything but a whirlpool, which seeks its own centre, and is sucked down.'

Thought-provoking political and social commentaries. It's hard to believe Chesterton's essays are nearly a century old; they are hugely applicable to the current cultural problem of equating financial success with virtue, and the problem of media bias (in many directions). (Goodreads)

Chesterton takes a rather romanticised view of the absolute monarchy of olden times and naturally gets increasingly more political as his history nears his own time period of World War I. It's an intriguing look at England written in an engaging style not lacking in humour. (Goodreads)

(Auszug):'Jedes Buch über moderne soziale Probleme hat gewissermaßen eine bestimmte Form. Es beginnt regelmäßig mit einer Analyse, mit Statistiken, Bevölkerungstabellen, Abnahme der Verbrechen bei den Independenten, Zunahme der Hysteriefälle bei Polizeimännern und ähnlichen festgestellten Tatsachen; es endet mit einem Kapitel, das gewöhnlich »Das Heilmittel« heißt. Es ist fast aus schließlich dieser sorgfältigen, gründlichen und wissenschaftlichen Methode zu verdanken, daß das Heilmittel niemals gefunden wird.'