G. K. Chesterton

With this classic text, The Superstition of Divorce, G. K. Chesterton has produced a masterpiece on the subject of marriage and the home as the setting for the "superstition" of divorce.

What's Wrong With The World is a collection of essays from G. K. Chesterton that includes the following works: The homelessness of man, Imperialism, or the mistake about man, Feminism, or the mistake about woman, Education, or the mistake about the child, The home of man, Three notes.

All Things Considered by G. K. Chesterton.

Utopia of Usurers is a classic collection of political essays which comment upon the conditions of Great Britain by G. K. Chesterton. What is it that angers Chesterton and fills him with grim forebodings for the future of his island? Many things and, especially, many persons. But chiefly the capitalists, the upper middle class, the usurers, or however they be termed, and the fear of the servile state, the state in which art and literature and science and efficiency and morality and everything else that has value in the eyes of mortal man become the humble servants of the money-changers, in short, the "utopia of usurers." --The Dial, 1918.

The Victorian Age in Literature is not put forward as an authoritative history of Victorian literature. It is a free and personal statement of views and impressions about the significance of Victorian literature made by Mr. Chesterton.

This collection of English essays from G. K. Chesterton includes the following works: The case for the ephemeral, Cockneys and their jokes, The fallacy of success, On running after one's hat, The vote and the house, Conceit and caricature, Patriotism and sport, An essay on two cities, French and English, and The Zola controversy among many others.

This Charles Dickens biography was written by Dicken's friend and colleague, G. K. Chesterton. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms. Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. Cliffhanger endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense. The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback. 5] For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. 7] His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. 8] Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers. Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. 10] His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens has been praised by fellow writers-from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton-for his realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.

This collection of literary essays and literary biographies from G. K. Chesterton includes the following works: Charlotte Bront , William Morris And His School, The Optimism Of Byron, and Pope And The Art Of Satire, among others. Contents: Charlotte Bronte -- William Morris and his school -- The optimism of Byron -- Pope and the art of satire -- Francis -- Rostand -- Charles II -- Stevenson -- Thomas Carlyle -- Tolstoy and the cult of simplicity -- Savonarola -- The position of Sir Walter Scott -- Bret Harte -- Alfred the Great -- Maeterlinck -- Ruskin -- Queen Victoria -- The German emperor -- Tennyson -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

This collection of English essays from G. K. Chesterton includes the following works: 1: INTRODUCTORY: ON GARGOYLES, THE SURRENDER OF A COCKNEY, THE NIGHTMARE and THE TELEGRAPH POLES, among others.