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  • The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton, Volume 3
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    This volume includes two classic G. K. Chesterton novels, and his play, Magic. The Ball and the Cross is a religio-political fantasy, as a Catholic and an atheist try to keep ahead of the law in order to fight a duel. Manalive brings a man on trial, where nothing is as it seems. (It is a brilliant commentary on a man in search of himself and what he truly values.) Magic: A Fant...
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    24,46 €

  • Orthodoxy
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    Blending philosophy, theology, and wit, Chesterton defends Christianity not as a dry system but as a thrilling adventure. Orthodoxy traces his personal journey from doubt to belief, using paradox, humor, and vivid imagery to explore truth, imagination, and human nature. Both deeply personal and intellectually provocative, the book remains a landmark of Christian thought and lit...
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    13,30 €

  • The Ballad of the White Horse
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    In this epic poem, G.K. Chesterton brings to life the legendary King Alfred the Great and his struggle against the invading Danes. Through lyrical and evocative verse, the poem explores themes of faith, heroism, and the enduring fight between good and evil. Chesterton weaves historical and mythical elements, crafting a timeless narrative about the resilience of Christian civili...
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    12,03 €

  • The Ball and the Cross
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    G.K. Chesterton’s second novel, originally published in 1910, is an allegorical fantasy detailing a heated dispute between two Scotsmen, one a Roman Catholic and the other an atheist, whose fanatical opinions lead to a series of comic misadventures. A vigorous exploration of the debate between theism and atheism. ...
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    15,50 €

  • The Man Who Was Thursday
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    Part spy thriller, part metaphysical allegory, this surreal tale follows a detective who infiltrates a shadowy anarchist group in Edwardian London. As he climbs the ranks of a secretive council, he discovers a world of layered identities, moral paradoxes, and dreamlike conspiracies. Combining suspense with satire, the novel blurs the lines between comedy, theology, and politica...
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    19,58 €

  • Magic
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    Magic is a play by G.K. Chesterton that explores the tension between rationalism and mysticism. Set in an English country house, the story revolves around a skeptical duke, a mysterious conjuror, and a series of seemingly supernatural events that challenge the characters’ beliefs. With its witty dialogue and thought-provoking themes, Magic delves into the nature of faith, reaso...
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    10,56 €

  • George Bernard Shaw
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    George Bernard Shaw by G.K. Chesterton is a critical biography that examines the life and work of one of the most influential playwrights of the modern era. Chesterton, known for his own wit and intellectual prowess, offers a unique and insightful critique of Shaw’s ideas, style, and contributions to literature and social thought. This work is both a tribute and a challenge, as...
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    13,38 €

  • Varied Types
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    Varied Types is a collection of essays by G.K. Chesterton that offers a series of insightful and often humorous portraits of notable figures from literature, history, and society. Chesterton’s keen observations and sharp wit shine through as he examines the personalities and ideas of figures such as Charlotte Brontë, Alfred the Great, and Sir Walter Scott, among others. This co...
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    13,41 €

  • Orthodoxy
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    Orthodoxy is G.K. Chesterton’s seminal work of Christian apologetics, in which he explores and defends the tenets of Christianity with his characteristic wit and paradoxical reasoning. Through a blend of personal reflection, philosophical inquiry, and sharp critique of contemporary ideologies, Chesterton outlines his journey to faith and articulates a vision of Christianity tha...
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    13,28 €

  • The Innocence of Father Brown
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    The Innocence of Father Brown is the first collection of stories featuring the unassuming yet brilliant detective, Father Brown. In these twelve tales, the priest uses his deep understanding of human nature and keen intuition to solve a variety of mysteries, from murder to theft, often surprising both the reader and the criminals with his insights. Chesterton’s creation is a re...
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    16,57 €

  • The Defendant
    G. K. Chesterton / Gilbert K. Chesterton / Gilbert KChesterton / GKChesterton
    Varied Types is a collection of essays by G.K. Chesterton that offers a series of insightful and often humorous portraits of notable figures from literature, history, and society. Chesterton’s keen observations and sharp wit shine through as he examines the personalities and ideas of figures such as Charlotte Brontë, Alfred the Great, and Sir Walter Scott, among others. This co...
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    11,13 €

  • The Club of Queer Trades
    G.K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    The six 'Club' tales contained in this volume are an excellect near-parody of detective stories the late 19th and early 20th century (and in particular of the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). Together, they form a pleasant introduction to G. K. Chesterton’s whimsical, offbeat style of detective fiction. ...
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    13,31 €

  • G. F. Watts
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable. ...
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    11,67 €

  • The Incredulity of Father Brown (Warbler Classics)
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    G. K. Chesterton’s celebrity priest-detective returns in The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926), the third of five collections of short stories featuring Father Brown. The book begins with reports of Father Brown’s death in 'The Resurrection of Father Brown' and includes the popular tales 'The Curse of the Golden Cross,' 'The Doom of the Darnaways,' and 'The Ghost of Gideon Wis...
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    9,03 €

  • The Everlasting Man
    G. K. Chesterton / Gilbert Keith Chesterton / GKChesterton
    2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. The Everlasting Man is a one of Chesterton’s better-known works in Christian apologetics. It is, to some extent, a deliberate rebuttal of H. G. Wells’ The Outline of History, disputing Wells’ portrayals of human life and civilization as a seamless development from animal life and of Jesus Christ as merely another charismatic figure. Chesterton ...
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    10,11 €

  • The Wisdom of Father Brown (Warbler Classics)
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    Father Brown is back in The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914), the second of five collections of short stories featuring G. K. Chesterton’s unlikely, lovable priest-detective. Included are 'The Paradise of Thieves' and 'The Purple Wig,' which frequently rank among Chesterton’s top ten tales. Along with his sidekick, reformed criminal M. Hercule Flambeau, Father Brown employs his le...
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    8,17 €

  • Alarms And Discursions
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    A spark of wit, a torch of inquiry: Alarms And Discursions welcomes you to a world where ideas spar and society is held up to the mirror of irony.This elegantly restored collection gathers Chesterton’s essayistic voice to explore religion and society, moral philosophy, and public life with humour, precision, and a generous dose of paradox. In short, it is an essay collection th...
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    19,81 €

  • The Innocence of Father Brown (Warbler Classics)
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    Quirky, affable, Father Brown made his first appearance in the short story 'The Blue Cross' in 1910. The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) collects this story and eleven others in what is the first of five Father Brown volumes. Chesterton describes his unlikely crack detective as a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest, with shapeless clothes, a large umbrella, and an uncanny insi...
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    8,07 €

  • The Ballad of the White Horse
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    G. K. Chesterton’s 'The Ballad of the White Horse' is the last great epic poem written in the English tradition. First published in 1911, it tells the heroic tale of Saxon King Alfred the Great and his defeat of the invading Viking army at the Battle of Ethandun. While Chesterton’s work was not intended to be completely historically accurate, it is a deeply evocative and detail...
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    8,36 €

  • The Ball And The Cross
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    In a world where faith and reason collide, K. Chesterton’s ''The Ball and The Cross'' invites you on a whimsical yet profound journey that explores the essence of belief, friendship, and the human spirit. This classic humorous literature masterpiece, long out of print, has been lovingly restored by Alpha Editions for today’s readers and future generations, making it not just a ...
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    20,80 €

  • The Ballad Of The White Horse
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    A sweeping, luminous ballad of courage, fate, and faith that still resonates today.G. K. Chesterton’s Ballad Of The White Horse is an epic poem in which history, myth, and Christian symbolism meet in a bold historical verse narrative. Written with a modern clarity that never forgets its medieval roots, the poem fuses the rugged drama of Anglo-Saxon England with the spiritual lo...
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    17,68 €

  • The Innocence of Father Brown
    G. K. Chesterton / G.KChesterton / GKChesterton
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. The Innocence of Father Brown is the first of five collections of mystery stories by G.K. Chesterton which first appeared in 1911. Modest...
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    17,72 €

  • The Everlasting Man
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    'In 1920, H.G. Wells wrote a two-volume work which became a best-seller, The Outline of History . . . Why not engage the same subject matter Wells had taken up, but from a perspective fully appreciative of the unique place Christianity held in human history? The result is The Everlasting Man.' ~ From Kevin Belmonte’s IntroductionIn The Everlasting Man, a humorous defense of Chr...
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    15,49 €

  • El candor del padre Brown
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    Doce relatos componen este volumen con el que el divertido y paradójico Gilbert Keith Chesterton dio a conocer al Padre Brown. Este cura católico, de aspecto insignificante y candoroso, tiene un cerebro privilegiado y una intuición singular para leer en los recovecos del corazón humano. Pero su bondad natural le impide juzgar y condenar: descubre el delito, pero intenta «salvar...
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    19,90 €

  • El hombre que fue jueves
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    El hombre que fue jueves es quizás la novela más popular de G. K. Chesterton y fue publicada en 1908. Aunque trata del anarquismo, la novela podría considerarse como una exploración, no necesariamente una refutación de la filosofía anarquista; de hecho, podría tomarse como una especie de intento novelado de rebelión contra Dios, y como tal, estar basado en muchos aspectos del e...
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    19,90 €

  • Catholic And Anti-Catholic History
    Catholic And Anti-Catholic History / G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton / Hilaire Belloc
    A gripping chronicle of faith, power, and division, Catholic And Anti-Catholic History lays bare the turbulent crossroads where belief meets politics. This compelling volume traces the intricate tapestry of historical religious conflicts, revealing how the Catholic Church’s journey through the centuries has been shaped by both devotion and dissent. From the seismic impact of th...
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    16,02 €

  • St. Francis of Assisi
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    St. Francis of Assisi is perhaps the most important of the non-apostle saints. He was born to wealth and privilege in Assisi, Italy in 1181. As a youth he dreamed of military glory and lived the decadent lifestyle one would expect from of a wealthy, young Italian man. In 1202 Francis went off to war and was subsequently captured and spent a year of hardship in Collestrada as a ...
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    12,64 €

  • The Incredulity of Father Brown
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    The Incredulity of Father Brown is a 1926 collection of mystery short stories by English writer G. K. Chesterton.Set in the early twentieth century, each of the stories centers around the cunning investigations of Father Brown, an amateur detective who uses his incredible intuition to solve a variety of perplexing mysteries.The stories include:- ’The Resurrection of Father Brow...
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    22,26 €

  • The Myth of the 'Mayflower'
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    'The Myth of the 'Mayflower'' is a 1921 work by G. K. Chesterton. Within it, he attempts to separate fact from fiction concerning the story of the ’Mayflower’, an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has since become an important part of American history and culture, as well as the subject of innumerable works of art, plays, films, poe...
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    19,87 €

  • Orthodoxy
    G. K. Chesterton / GKChesterton
    ' Orthodoxy , the book in your hands, came to me after I had already come to understand and love the clarity of Reformed theology. When Chesterton arrived in my intellectual scene, it was like flipping an extra breaker in my soul that turned on the party lights, brought out the dancers, and cued the music.... Orthodoxy is Chesterton’s greatest book, and the greatest gift in thi...
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    14,76 €


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