G. K. Chesterton, one of the great writers of the 20th Century, is seldom read now. Although he wrote essays, novels, poetry, and memoirs, Chesterton is best known today for his Father Brown mystery stories (some of the best are included in this collection). If you love clear, lucid writing Chesterton exemplifies this school of writing. This new Everyman collection displays all Chesterton’s talents with a broad range of his writings. This 800 page tome is easily the best one-volume collection of Chesterton’s works that I know of. I’m a huge fan of the Everyman series of classic literature. This Chesterton volume is outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Hearsay Evidence
The Man with the Golden Key
CHARLES DICKENS
The Dickens Period
The Boyhood of Dickens
The Pickwick Papers
The Great Popularity
Dickens and America
Dickens and Christmas
The Time of Transition
Later Life and Works
The Great Dickens Characters
On the Alleged Optimism of Dickens
A Note on the Future of Dickens
THE VICTORIAN AGE IN LITERATURE
The Victorian Compromise and Its Enemies
The Great Victorian Novelists
The Great Victorian Poets
ORTHODOXY
Introduction in Defence of Everything Else
The Maniac
The Suicide of Thought
The Ethics of Elfland
The Flag of the World
The Paradoxes of Christianity
The Eternal Revolution
The Romance of Orthodoxy
Authority and the Adventurer
THE EVERLASTING MAN
Introduction: The Plan of This Book
The Riddles of the Gospel
The Strangest Story in the World
The Witness of the Heretics
The Escape from Paganism
The Five Deaths of the Faith
Conclusion: The Summary of This Book
ST THOMAS AQUINAS
On Two Friars
The Aristotelian Revolution
A Meditation on the Manichees
The Approach to Thomism
The Permanent Philosophy
The Sequel to St Thomas
FATHER BROWN STORIES
The Blue Cross
The Queer Feet
The Wrong Shape
The Resurrection of Father Brown
The Miracle of Moon Crescent
The Dagger with Wings
The Doom of the Darnaways
The Song of the Flying Fish
The Red Moon of Meru
The Chief Mourner of Marne
The Scandal of Father Brown
The Quick One
The Blast of the Book
The Green Man
The Crime and the Communist
The Vampire of the Village
POEMS
Wine and Water
Antichrist, or the Reunion of Christendom: An Ode
Elegy in a Country Churchyard
Lepanto
The Secret People
The Rolling English Road
The Donkey
I agree with you on the Everyman edtions. I’m reading the James M. Cain now.
The Everyman editions are right up there with the Library of America series, Jeff. Excellent, well-made books!
I’d say to me most, but not all of this looks good. I’d probably skip the Orthodoxy section, perhaps the other religious essays, but the ones on Dickens would be first read. I have an omnibus of Father Brown stories, not sure how many match the ones here and too lazy to look it up.
This is the best one-volume collection of Chesterton’s writings that I know of, Rick. I love his writing style and the clarity of his thought. The best Father Brown stories are included, too.
Very tempting… though it seems to me I’ve done more than my share to stimulate the economy of late.
I admire your efforts to stimulate the economy, Rick. But, there’s always more to buy…
George, on the very slim chance you’ve haven’t already read it, THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY is an unusual novel well worth your time.
I read THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY when it was part of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, Drongo. You’re right: it’s an exceptional work.