Essays of Today and Yesterday
Chesterton, G. K.
From BOOKBARROW (PBFA member), Cambridge, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since 23 January 2006
From BOOKBARROW (PBFA member), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 23 January 2006
About this Item
Titles, introductory notes & contents to front; G. K. Chesterton was a master essayist. But reading his essays is not just an exercise in studying a literary form at its finest, it is an encounter with timeless truths that jump off the page as fresh and powerful as the day they were written. The essays in this book are: A Defence of Nonsense (from  The Defendant ); Pickwick Papers (from  Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens ); Charles II (from  Twelve Types ); Thomas Carlyle (from  Twelve Types ); A Meditation in Broadway (from  What I saw in America ); The Spirit of England (from  What I saw in America ) & Two Stones in a Square (from  Irish Impressions ) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 80 pages. Black titles spine & front. light wear to edges of spine. Includes bibliography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 4782. Member of the P.B.F.A. Hardcover (Paper Covered Boards). Seller Inventory # 4782
Bibliographic Details
Title: Essays of Today and Yesterday
Publisher: Harrap, London
Publication Date: 1928
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition.
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