The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 10: Collected Poetry, Part III by Chesterton, G. K. (9781586172534)

The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 10: Collected Poetry, Part III

by Chesterton, G. K.

Hardcover - English

Edited by Fr. James V. Schall, S.J.

This next volume in Chesterton's series of collected works contains four of his books and four shorter "English" essays. Three of the books are accounts of his travels, two to Ireland and one to Palestine via Egypt. The fourth book is Chesteron's own effort to explain English history to Englishmen as well as to other interested parties, particularly the Irish. All of these books date from about 1920, except Christendom in Ireland, which concerns the 1932 Dublin Eucharistic Congress, which Chesterton attended.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1586172530

EAN

9781586172534

Publisher

IGNATIUS PR

Publication Date

15 Jul 2010

Pages

459

Weight (kg)

0.61

Dimensions (cm)

20.6 x 13.7 x 4.1

About Author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England, in 1874. He went on to study art at the Slade School, and literature at University College in London. Chesterton wrote a great deal of poetry, as well as works of social and literary criticism. Among his most notable books are"The Man Who Was Thursday", a metaphysical thriller, and "The Everlasting Man", a history of humankind's spiritual progress. After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics such as "Orthodoxy" and "Heretics". Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective charac