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G. K. Chesterton
(1874 - 1936)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton, better known as G.K. Chesterton, was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, 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.”
Bibliography
The Ballad of the White Horse (1911)
An epic poem on King Alfred.
"Before the gods who made the gods
Had seen their sunrise pass,
The White Horse of the White Horse Vale
Was cut out of the grass."
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
None
The Ballad of the White Horse (2001)
A poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great.
Before the gods that made the gods
Had seen their sunrise pass,
The White Horse of the White Horse Vale
Was cut out of the grass.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Robert Austin
A Century of Humour (1935)
A collection of humorous pieces from the last (nineteenth) and early twentieth centuries.
Read online at archive.org.
Chimney Corner Poems (1929)
A collection of famous poems for children.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Emily Dickinson
Ann Taylor
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
The Collected Poems of G. K. Chesterton (1966)
This collection includes The Ballad of the White Horse as well as the shorter poems.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
None
The Complete Father Brown Stories (2012)
This omnibus collection of detective stories about a Catholic priest considered one of the high spots of detective fiction includes the three uncollected stories as well as the contents of all five of the original books.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Father Brown Stories (1959)
Tales of that intrepid detective Father Brown.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Flying Carpet (1925)
An anthology of leading authors and illustrators of the first part of the twentieth century.
The Flying Inn (1914)
As the sign of the crescent ascends over England, the last Inn takes to the road. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
None
The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926)
The third collection of detective stories about a Catholic priest who is considered one of the high spots of detective fiction.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Innocence of Father Brown (1911)
A collection of detective stories about a Catholic priest who is considered one of the high spots of detective fiction. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Sydney Seymour Lucas
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1922)
A collection of mystery short stories. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
W. Hatherell
The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Stories (1922)
A collection of mystery short stories. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (1908)
An undercover London policeman is recruited into an Anarchist council only to discover most of his fellow anarchists are also undercover agents. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
None
The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904)
In the London of 1984, Adam Wayne takes up his sword to halt the construction of a bypass through his London district of Notting Hill. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Graham Robertson
The Scandal of Father Brown (1935)
The fifth collection of detective stories about a Catholic priest who is considered one of the high spots of detective fiction. Later editions of this volume contain a ninth story: ‘The Vampire of the Village.’
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Secret of Father Brown (1927)
The fourth collection of detective stories about a Catholic priest who is considered one of the high spots of detective fiction.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914)
The second collection of detective stories about a Catholic priest who is considered one of the high spots of detective fiction. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Sydney Seymour Lucas