| Description |
189 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
G. K. Chesterton reprint series
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Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936.
Reprint series.
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| Note |
Essays originally appeared in the Daily News. |
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"First published 1909." |
| Contents |
A piece of chalk -- The secret of a train -- The perfect game -- The extraordinary cabman -- An accident -- The advantages of having one leg -- The end of the world -- In the place de la Bastille -- On lying in bed -- The twelve men -- The wind and the trees -- The Dickensian -- In topsy-turvey land -- What I found in my pocket -- The dragon's grandmother -- The red angel -- The tower -- How I met the president -- The giant -- A great man -- The orthodox barber -- The toy theatre -- A tragedy of twopence -- A cab ride across country -- The two noises -- Some policemen and a moral -- The lion -- Humanity: An interlude -- The little birds who won't sing -- The riddle of the ivy -- The travellers in state -- The prehistoric railway station -- The diabolist -- A glimpse of my country -- The angry street: A bad dream -- The shop of ghosts: A good dream -- The mystery of a pageant -- The ballade of a strange town |
| ISBN |
4.50 |
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