A miscellany of men / by G.K. Chesterton

Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) (1874-1936)

Published by London : Methuen, 1912

About this Item

Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine gilt illustrated. Paper label to front panel. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: viii, 267 pages ; 18 cm. Contents: The poet and the cheese -- The thing -- The man who thinks backwards -- The nameless man -- The gardener and the guinea -- The voter and the two voices -- The mad official -- The enchanged man -- The sun worshipper -- The wrong incendiary -- The free man -- The hypothetical householder -- The priest of spring -- The real journalist -- The sentimental Scot -- The sectarian of society -- The fool -- The conscript and the crisis -- The miser and his friends -- The mystagogue -- The red reactionary -- The separatists and sacred things -- The Mummer -- The aristocratic 'Arry -- The new theologian -- The romantic in the rain -- The false photographer -- The sultan -- The architect of Spears -- The man on top -- The other kind of man -- The mediaeval villain -- The divine detective -- The elf of Japan -- The chartered libertine -- The contented man -- The angry author, his farwell. Subjects: English essays. Essais anglais. English essays. English essays. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A miscellany of men / by G.K. Chesterton
• Publisher: London : Methuen
• Publication Date: 1912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition.