{"title":"G. K. Chesterton","description":"Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG (29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936) better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist. Chesterton is often referred to as the \"prince of paradox.\" Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: \"Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories---first carefully turning them inside out.\"  Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown, and for his reasoned apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognized the wide appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton, as a political thinker, cast aspersions on both Progressivism and Conservatism, saying, \"The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.\" Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an \"orthodox\" Christian, and came to identify this position more and more with Catholicism, eventually converting to Roman Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism. George Bernard Shaw, Chesterton's \"friendly enemy\" according to Time, said of him, \"He was a man of colossal genius.\" Biographers have identified him as a successor to such Victorian authors as Matthew Arnold, Thomas Carlyle, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and John Ruskin.","products":[{"product_id":"the-paradoxes-of-mr-pond-paperback","title":"The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Paradoxes of Mr. Pond is G. K. Chesterton's final collection of detective stories, published after his death in 1936. The main characters in the book are Mr. Pond, his friend Captain Peter Gahagan, a romantic and impulsive Irishman, and a well-known government official, Sir Hubert Wotton. Also mentioned in more than one chapter are Violet Varney, an actress, and her sister Joan, to whom Gahagan proposes after being suspected of having an affair with Lord Crome's wife in \"Ring of Lovers\". Joan, now married to Gahagan, appears in the framing sequence of \"A Tall Story\". (wikipedia.org)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101135376607,"sku":"9781604444490","price":17.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TFYRCsHlye9781604444490.webp?v=1781068327"},{"product_id":"the-man-who-was-thursday-a-nightmare-paperback","title":"The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e2011 Reprint of 1908 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. \"The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare\" is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller. Although it deals with anarchists, the novel is not an exploration or rebuttal of anarchist thought; Chesterton's ad hoc construction of \"Philosophical Anarchism\" is distinguished from ordinary anarchism and is referred to several times not so much as a rebellion against government but as a rebellion against God. The novel has been described as \"one of the hidden hinges of twentieth-century writing, the place where, before our eyes, the nonsense-fantastical tradition of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear pivots and becomes the nightmare-fantastical tradition of Kafka and Borges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101541896415,"sku":"9781614270126","price":9.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VUltelRTMXh3UVNXM0xNTERYSFF1QT09.webp?v=1781071688"},{"product_id":"tremendous-trifles-paperback","title":"Tremendous Trifles - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eGilbert Keith Chesterton, KC (29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936), was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the \"prince of paradox\". Time magazine has observed of his writing style: \"Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories-first carefully turning them inside out.\" Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown, and for his reasoned apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognised the wide appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101550547167,"sku":"9781720419976","price":7.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qLIok_74dj9781720419976.webp?v=1781071706"},{"product_id":"the-man-who-was-thursday-a-nightmare-paperback-1","title":"The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull text.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA metaphysical thriller, and a detective story filled with poetry and politics. Gabriel Syme is a poet and a police detective. Lucian Gregory is a poet and a bomb-throwing anarchist. Syme infiltrates a secret meeting of anarchists and becomes 'Thursday', one of the seven members of the Central Anarchist Council. He soon learns, however, that he is not the only one in disguise, and the nightmare begins...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101551399135,"sku":"9781546570783","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/fFpzuKiNRi9781546570783.webp?v=1781071707"},{"product_id":"the-man-who-knew-too-much-paperback","title":"The Man Who Knew Too Much - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA man of means, Horne Fisher is a well-connected detective who's social and political influence gives him special insight into the underbelly of Britain's elite.\u003c\/strong\u003e G.K. Chesterton uses the protagonist to shine a light on the true nature on the ruling class. In\u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much\u003c\/em\u003e, Horne Fisher leads a collection of short stories that constantly test his morals. He is frequently joined by his partner, a political journalist, named Harold March. Together, they work on various criminal cases often involving murder. Some of the most notable stories include The Face in the Target, The Vanishing Prince, The Soul of the Schoolboy and The Bottomless Well. It is a compelling series of suspenseful tales with intriguing characters. \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much\u003c\/em\u003e was initially published as a serial in \u003cem\u003eHarper's Monthly Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and then as a full collection in 1922. It was also famously adapted for film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1934 and 1956, respectively. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much\u003c\/em\u003e is both modern and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of detective stories centering the illustrious Horne Fisher. \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003e G.K. Chesterton\u003c\/b\u003e, is another one of the author's premier characters and most celebrated properties. It centers a brilliant man, who along with his companion, Harold March, tackle shocking cases and complicated mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101577318623,"sku":"9781513280523","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/RmFNK0tJMnhLcUc3MGR3QjcyRldMUT09.webp?v=1781071756"},{"product_id":"manalive-paperback","title":"Manalive - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece in two parts, G.K. Chesterton's Manalive is a commentary on the \"Holy Fool\" trope that shows up in many classic texts such as Don Quixote. The book follows the fun loving Innocent Smith who, after bringing joy to a boarding house, is charged with a series of crimes including attempted murder. The second half covers the trial which, through many twists and turns, brings out a stunning conclusion that touches upon many larger ideas. At the center of the novel is the idea of human life, and what makes everyday living worthwhile.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101589016799,"sku":"9781514340714","price":9.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/WEVhaUFkMldka29TaGIzNkVvSHU0Zz09.webp?v=1781071780"},{"product_id":"the-man-who-was-thursday-paperback","title":"The Man Who Was Thursday - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare\u003c\/b\u003e is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a surreal turn-of-the-century London, Gabriel Syme, a poet, is recruited to a secret anti-anarchist taskforce at Scotland Yard. Lucian Gregory, an anarchist poet, is the only poet in Saffron Park, until he loses his temper in an argument over the purpose of poetry with Gabriel Syme, who takes the opposite view. After some time, the frustrated Gregory finds Syme and leads him to a local anarchist meeting-place to prove that he is a true anarchist. Instead of the anarchist Gregory getting elected, the officer Syme uses his wits and is elected as the local representative to the worldwide Central Council of Anarchists. The Council consisting of seven men, each using the name of a day of the week as a code name; Syme is given the name of Thursday... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetails\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The work is prefixed with a poem written to Edmund Clerihew Bentley, revisiting the pair's early history and the challenges presented to their early faith by the times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like most of Chesterton's fiction, the story includes some Christian allegory. Chesterton, a Protestant at this time (he joined the Roman Catholic Church about 15 years later), suffered from a brief bout of depression during his college days, and claimed afterwards he wrote this book as an unusual affirmation that goodness and right were at the heart of every aspect of the world. However, he insisted: \"The book ... was not intended to describe the real world as it was, or as I thought it was, even when my thoughts were considerably less settled than they are now. It was intended to describe the world of wild doubt and despair which the pessimists were generally describing at that date; with just a gleam of hope in some double meaning of the doubt, which even the pessimists felt in some fitful fashion\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The costumes the detectives don towards the end of the book represent what was created on their respective day. Sunday, \"the sabbath\" and \"the peace of God,\" sits upon a throne in front of them. 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He attends a party where he meets Lucian Gregory, a poet who's sympathetic to the anarchist cause. Gregory takes Syme to the meeting of an anarchy council where he's introduced to men with similar beliefs. To protect their identities, they're each given code names inspired by a day of the week. Syme becomes Thursday and works as an active participant in an assassination plot. The group's plan takes a surprising turn when a secret is uncovered, exposing not only Syme, but a greater deception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e is a clever thriller full of twists and shocking turns. Chesterton's storytelling keeps the reader of their toes, making for an engaged and exciting experience. 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