G. K. Chesterton

The Man Who Knew Too Much


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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential and prolific English writer of the early 20th century. He was a journalist, a poet a…

The Innocence of Father Brown


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The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) is the first of five collections of mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton starring an unimposing but surp…

The Wisdom of Father Brown


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This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a s…

The Man Who Was Thursday, A Nightmare


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In a surreal turn-of-the-century London, Gabriel Syme, a poet, is recruited to a secret anti-anarchist task force at Scotland Yard. Lucian G…

Orthodoxy


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With his typical wit and erudition Chesterton presents Christianity as the best answer to a series of interlocking riddles that live in ever…

Priester und Detektiv (Pater Brown Geschichten)


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Pater Brown ist ein englischer katholischer Pfarrer, der als Hobby Kriminalfälle löst. Dies gelingt ihm, indem er sich in den T&au…

What's Wrong With the World


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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possibl…

Heretics


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The Author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere "rollicki…

A Short History of England


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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific writer on many topics. His views of history were always from the standpoint of men and their interac…

The Club of Queer Trades


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A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner…

Orthodoxy (Version 2)


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Orthodoxy is a book that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "atte…

What I Saw in America


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“Let me begin my American impressions with two impressions I had before I went to America. One was an incident and the other an idea; and wh…

The Superstition of Divorce


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This short book was written in 1920, and in it Chesterton, with his usual wit and incisive logic, presents a series of articles defending ma…

Orthodoxy


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"Orthodoxy," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1908. "The only possible excuse for this boo…

Wit and Wisdom of Chesterton


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This little volume, issued as a gift book for lovers of Mr. Chesterton's writings in 1911, is made up from essays to be found in "The D…

The Trees of Pride


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Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as…

Eugenics and Other Evils


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Most Eugenists are Euphemists. I mean merely that short words startle them, while long words soothe them. And they are utterly incapable of …

The Napoleon of Notting Hill


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While the novel is humorous (one instance has the King sitting on top of an omnibus and speaking to it as to a horse: "Forward, my beau…

Catholic and Anti-Catholic History


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G.K. Chesterton and James Walsh join Hilaire Belloc in an energetic rollout of the means by which history becomes propaganda, to the damage,…

The Ball and the Cross


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The Ball and the Cross is G. K. Chesterton's third novel. In the introduction Martin Gardner notes that it is a "mixture of fantasy, fa…

The Ballad of the White Horse


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An English epic poem that follows the exploits of Alfred the Great in his defense of Christian civilization in England from the heathen nihi…

All Things Considered


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Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These r…

The New Jerusalem


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The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of anyone involved in the production of this book, and are not the views of LibriVox.Dale A…

Manalive


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The flying blast struck London just where it scales the northern heights, terrace above terrace, as precipitous as Edinburgh. It was round a…

Miscellaneous Essays of G. K. Chesterton


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These eleven files are miscellaneous short essays or stories from G.K. Chesterton. They were chosen for not only their brevity but also for …

Charles Dickens


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G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens' works expressing his opinion in his own inim…

St. Francis of Assisi



In this brief but lively biography, G.K. Chesterton brings all his typical wit and insight into discussing Francis of Assisi. Francis is arg…

St. Francis of Assisi


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For Chesterton, Francis of Assisi is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved th…

The Flying Inn


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The Flying Inn is a novel first published in 1914 by G.K. Chesterton. It is set in a future England where a bizarre form of "Progressiv…

Heretics


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"Heretics," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1905. Chesterton had a sense of humor, had a sense …

Short Mystery Story Collection 002


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LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 002: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …

Eugenics and Other Evils


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I think G.K. Chesterton explains his book rather well in his introduction, but it might help to start with a sense of the time in question. …

Tremendous Trifles


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“None of us think enough of these things on which the eye rests. But don't let us let the eye rest. Why should the eye be so lazy? Let us ex…

The Crimes of England


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"Second, when telling such lies as may seem necessary to your international standing, do not tell the lies to the people who know the t…

The Sign of the Broken Sword


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In the freezing English countryside, Father Brown leads Flambeau to the many monuments and shrines of the great General St. Claire. "S…

Utopia of Usurers


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“Now I have said again and again (and I shall continue to say again and again on all the most inappropriate occasions) that we must hit Capi…

The Defendant


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A collection of reprinted articles on a wide-range of subjects, all in the unique style of G. K. Chesterton. Using wit, paradox, and good hu…

George Bernard Shaw


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Chesterton and Shaw were famous friends and enjoyed their arguments and discussions. Although rarely in agreement, they both maintained good…

A Miscellany of Men


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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was among the world's most prolific writers who incorporated relentless logic, wonderful humor, and a clear view of…

The Appetite of Tyranny


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“Unless we are all mad, there is at the back of the most bewildering business a story: and if we are all mad, there is no such thing as madn…

The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 2)


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The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G K Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911…

Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens


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“These papers were originally published as prefaces to the separate books of Dickens in one of the most extensive of those cheap libraries o…

Alarms and Discursions


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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, p…

Poems


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Originally published in 1916, this book of poetry by G.K. Chesterton includes 59 poems on a variety of subjects. Included in this are war po…

The Song Against Songs


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Song Against Songs by G. K. Chesterton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Octobe…

Irish Impressions


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“For the Irish Question has never been discussed in England. Men have discussed Home Rule; but those who advocated it most warmly, and as I …

Varied Types


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Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of our day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Here he …

The Everlasting Man


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This book needs a preliminary note that its scope be not misunderstood. The view suggested is historical rather than theological, and does n…

A Ballade of Suicide


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of A Ballade of Suicide by G. K. Chesterton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 20,…

Verteidigung des Unsinns, der Demut, des Schundromans und anderer mißachteter D…


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Verschiedene Essays, in denen Dinge wie Schundromane, Planeten, Posse, Demut und unüberlegte Gelübde verteidigt werden. Ein hochve…

Magic: A Fantastic Comedy


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George Bernard Shaw goaded the already successful essayist and novelist Chesterton into trying his hand at a play, with this 1913 result. T…

Short Story Collection Vol. 069


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O. Henry, P.G. Wodehouse, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy Parker and Jack London were among the authors selected by Librivox readers for thi…

Lord Kitchener


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“The paradox of all this part of his life lies in this--that, destined as he was to be the greatest enemy of Mahomedanism, he was quite exce…

Short Story Collection Vol. 066


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Another great collection of short stories in English, selected and read by Librivox readers.

The Incredulity of Father Brown (Version 2)


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These eight Father Brown mysteries depart from Chesterton’s two earlier Father Brown collections – The Innocence of Father Brown, and The Wi…

Robert Browning


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There is an old anecdote, probably apocryphal, which describes how a feminine admirer wrote to Browning asking him for the meaning of one of…

A Chesterton Calendar


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Go through the year, day by day, with the wit and wisdom of G.K. Chesterton! Compiled from the writings of 'G.K.C', both in verse and in pro…

The Defendant


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A collection of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, "Defences" of things at best less appreciated than they ought to be. "...…

The Incredulity of Father Brown


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Originality and humor characterize the plots of these clever detective stories. The mysteries are solved by the detective priest, Father Bro…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…

Wine, Water and Song


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A collection of 16 poems by G.K. Chesterton. All of the poems in this book, except for "The Strange Ascetic" are taken from "…

The Secret of Father Brown


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This is the fourth collection of mysteries featuring the very smart and even more devout catholic priest, Father Brown. (It follows The Inno…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 009


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in these collecti…

The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses


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This book of poetry by G. K. Chesterton, originally published in 1922, contain 35 poems on a variety of subjects. (Summary by Maria Theres…

The Uses of Diversity


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A collection of 35 essays by G.K. Chesterton originally published in his weekly columns in "The Illustrated London News" and the &…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 045


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Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres.

Short Story Collection Vol. 070


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Mysteries, fantasy, family and hardship all make appearances in this, the 70th volume of short stories in the English language, selected and…

Leo Tolstoy


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Three men of letters give insightful essays on the work of Leo Tolstoy. (Summary by Larry Wilson)

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 035


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A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up yo…

Long Poems Collection 005


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Long Poems Collection 005: a collection of 10 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 010


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…

Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection


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This collection includes 40 different Christmas carols collected and read by Douglas D. Anderson, the creator of The Hymns and Carols of Chr…

Tales of the Long Bow


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These tales concern the doing of things recognized as impossible to do; impossible to believe; and, as the weary reader may well cry aloud, …

The Catholic Church and Conversion


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Written after his conversion, G.K. Chesterton explains his understanding of Catholicism, and discusses the nature and the process of convers…

Short Story Collection Vol. 076


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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the annals of Arthur Conan …

The Wild Knight and Other Poems


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A collection of poems that tend to revolve around the theme of the wonder of the world. It includes the short, poetic play, "The Wild K…

La tienda de los fantasmas


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Casi todo lo mejor y más valioso del universo puede comprarse por  medio penique. Exceptuando, por supuesto, el sol, la luna, la…

Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 012


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The 12th edition of the Librivox Mystery and Suspense Collection delivers such gems as Father Brown in the Donnington Affair, Edgar Allen Po…

Coffee Break Collection 010 - War and Conflict


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This is the tenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…

Thou Shalt Not Kill


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Thou Shalt Not Kill by G. K. Chesterton.This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 25, 2…

G. K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - 1921


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A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The New Witness", under the heading "At the Sign…

The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 3)


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This epic poem is about Alfred the Great's defense of Christian England against the pagan Viking invaders. The decisive battle is fought in…

The Man Who Was Thursday (Version 2)


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Subtitled by the author as a "Nightmare", this is a fantasy, comic thriller about a plot to end the world by a group of anarchists…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030


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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, li…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013


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A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 028


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

El árbol del orgullo


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Si bajan a la Costa de Berbería, donde se estrecha la última cuña de los bosques entre el desierto y el gran mar sin ma…

Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 011


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We present you with our 11th collection of short mystery and suspense stories. Several are taken from the magazine Weird Tales and they are …

G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - November 1919 to April 1…


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A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The New Witness", under the heading "At the Sign…

Short Poetry Collection 101


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2011.

Fancies Versus Fads


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A Collection of 31 essays from G.K. Chesterton. “I have strung these things together on a slight enough thread; but as the things themselves…

Short Poetry Collection 141


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2015.

The Queen of the Seven Swords


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A collection of poems by G.K. Chesterton, centered around the Blessed Virgin Mary. The title is in reference to the seven sorrows of Mary. “…

G.K. Chesterton in America: A Catholic Review of the Week


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A collection of 15 articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton in "America: A Catholic Review of the Week". The publication dates r…

Twelve Types


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Short biographical essays of twelve persons central to European culture. - Summary by KevinS

G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - 1922


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A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The New Witness", under the heading "At the Sign…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 067


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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Two U.S. Presidents are remembered in "A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madi…

The Secret of Father Brown (Version 2)


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A new series of adventures and mysteries solved by the skill and quick wit of Father Brown, the one detective in English fiction who can com…

Short Poetry Collection 105


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2012.

Short Story Collection Vol. 101


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[quote]Here we present another diverse collection of short stories. We bring you classics such as Romeo and Juliet and Volodya, a little bit…

Short Poetry Collection 113


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2012.

The Creed of a Credulous Person


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A series of five essays by G.K. Chesterton, published in "Black and White" magazine in 1903, under the heading "The Creed of …

Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 015


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In this, the 15th Mystery and Suspense Collection, we hear more from favorites Sherlock Holmes and Boston Blackie. They are joined by storie…

Short Poetry Collection 106


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2012.

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 072


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Twenty short nonfiction works, individually chosen by the readers. "The ground rose and fell in successive furrows, like the ruffled wa…

The Return of Don Quixote


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The mirthful story of a Don Quixote who, riding into a world of fetes and parties, tilts a humorous and well aimed lance at some of the conv…

Cuentos Policiales


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¿Por qué aparece la novela policíaca? Es el miedo, la “filosofía de la angustia” o “de la inseguridad” de la que…

Greybeards at Play


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G.K. Chesterton's first publication, "Greybeards at Play" is a collection of poetry and accompanying illustrations. The work is ma…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 058


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Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. The human condition is variously explored in Chest…

G.K. Chesterton in Vanity Fair Magazine


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A collection of 12 articles/essays that G.K. Chesterton wrote for Vanity Fair magazine in 1920-1921, under the general title “The Next/New R…

G.K. Chesterton in The Century Illustrated Magazine


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A collection of 5 articles/essays and 2 letters written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Century Illustrated Magazine". The pubilcation …

Short Poetry Collection 191


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2019.

St. Francis of Assisi (Version 3)


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In this brief but lively biography, G.K. Chesterton brings all his typical wit and insight into discussing Francis of Assisi. Francis is arg…

Short Poetry Collection 107


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2012.

Short Poetry Collection 070


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This is a collection of poems for the month of August 2008.

G.K. Chesterton in The Open Road


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A collection of 2 book reviews written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Open Road", both from 1911. (Summary by Maria Therese)

St. Francis of Assisi (Version 2)


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Saint Francis of Assisi grew up in a wealthy family and his early life was characterized by splendor, riches and a lavish lifestyle. During …

La pagoda de Babel


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Ese cuento del agujero en el suelo, que baja quién sabe hasta dónde, siempre me ha fascinado. Ahora es una leyenda musulmana; …

The Man Who Was Thursday, A Nightmare (Version 3, Dramatic Reading)


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This is undoubtedly the best of Chesterton's novels, a thriller which follows Gabriel Syme as he tries to find a way to bring the Supreme An…

William Blake


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From the author’s introduction: "Blake’s life of Blake … would have been full of symbolic wild beasts and naked women, of monstrous cl…

Short Poetry Collection 152


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This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 143


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This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2015.

Short Poetry Collection 032


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 032: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 165


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This is a collection of 28 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2017.

G.K. Chesterton in The Bibliophile Magazine


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Two essays/articles by G.K. Chesterton, published in 'The Bibliophile' magazine in 1908. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Christmas Short Works Collection 2014


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This year's Christmas collection of short stories and non-fiction, a play, poems, and bible readings features readings in English, Bulgarian…

Short Poetry Collection 195


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2019.

LibriVox 12th Anniversary Collection


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"LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to bring books in the public domain to li…

G.K. Chesterton in The British Review


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Four articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The British Review". These were published in 1913 and 1914. (Summary by Maria…

The Man Who Knew Too Much (Version 2)


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A collection of short adventure stories following Horne and his friend. - Summary by Victoria Bell

Short Poetry Collection 071


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This is a collection of poems for the month of September 2008.

Short Poetry Collection 177


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This is a collection of 23 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2018

Thomas Carlyle


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A short biography (1902) of a famous writer (Carlyle) by another famous writer (Chesterton). The first half exhibits Chesterton’s sly wit a…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 091


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"Pneumatic tubes, instead of store wagons, will deliver packages and bundles." Store purchases by tube was one of John Watkins Jr'…

Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 003


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Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life wit…

Coffee Break Collection 027 - Sports


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This is the 27th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read poems, fiction and non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes…

Short Poetry Collection 212


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This is a collection of 56 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2021.

Short Poetry Collection 224


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2022.

Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 016


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We are back with the 16th Librivox Short Mystery and Suspense Collection! Readers are invited to select and submit mystery or suspense stori…

Robert Louis Stevenson


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This short early twentieth century biography of Robert Louis Stevenson by polymath Chesterton and journalist Nicoll is also sometimes entitl…

Short Poetry Collection 211


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This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2020.

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 090


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In his autobiographical essay "The Intellectuals and the Boston Mob," Booker T. Washington wrote: "It is not argument, nor cr…

Orthodoxy (Version 3)


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… [In] its pages I have attempted in a vague and personal way, in a set of mental pictures rather than in a series of deductions, to state t…

The Flying Inn (Version 2)


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Captain Patrick Dalroy and Humphrey Pump take to the road in a donkey cart with a cask of good rum, a giant round of cheese, and the signpos…

Short Poetry Collection 210


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This is a collection of 46 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2020.

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 103


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"When money gives out, sense ensues." This pithy saying is from Yugoslav Proverbs, one of the twenty reader-chosen selections in v…

Christmas Short Works Collection 2023


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Enjoy the 2023 Christmas collection, with selections chosen by many volunteers. This year's readings include a combination of sacred and sec…

Short Poetry Collection 243


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This is a collection of 37 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2023.

Short Poetry Collection 250


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This is a collection of 30 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during March 2024.