The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton

The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton
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Total Pages : 189
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ISBN-10 : 9781476671826
ISBN-13 : 1476671826
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Book Synopsis The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton by : Laird R. Blackwell

Download or read book The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton written by Laird R. Blackwell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories are widely considered to be some of the finest detective short stories ever published, offering vivid writing, brilliant puzzles, biting social criticism, and metaphysical explorations of life's great questions. This book presents the first in-depth analysis of his works both as classics of the detective genre and as meaningful philosophical inquiries. The Father Brown stories are examined along with Chesterton's less well known fiction, including the short stories about Mr. Pond, Gabriel Gale, Basil and Rupert Grant, Horne Fisher, Dr. Adrian Hyde and Philip Swayne, and the novels The Man Who Was Thursday and Manalive.


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