Keith Gilbert: 132 books

Una dama vessata da un signore tirannico, tre politici che banchettano, un personaggio incappucciato dai poteri misteriosi, un santo nel deserto; e poi cavalieri che incrociano le spade, intellettuali settecenteschi, automi meccanici d’aspetto umano: sono solo alcuni dei personaggi che calcano le...

The Zionists have often spoken about the hoped-for Jewish homeland in Palestine becoming a center whence would emanate, as of old, great ideas and ideals. Such a radiation has already begun, but it is interesting, indeed curious, that among the firstlings of the New Jerusalem is a product from the...

In the October 1914 issue of the British magazine The Premier, Sir Max Pemberton published the first part of this story, inviting a number of writers, including Chesterton, to use their talents to solve the mystery of the murder described. Chesterton's solution followed in the form of a Father Brown story in the November issue.

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. This book, originally part of the 'Men of Letters' series, gives a thorough account of his life and creative works.

Niemand käme wohl auf die Idee Monsieur Dupin oder Sherlock Holmes zu unterschätzen. Chestertons Father Brown hingegen ist unscheinbar, sieht sogar etwas einfältig aus - was ihm immer wieder zum Vorteil gereicht - und ist dazu noch Priester. Dieser wohl eigenwilligste und interessanteste Held der...

È con la consueta inclinazione al paradosso e all’ironia che Chesterton ci parla di un’esperienza drammatica come la conversione religiosa, partendo ovviamente dalla sua personale, avvenuta nel 1922. In queste pagine – sottili, brillanti, appassionate – accompagna l’anima perennemente in...

In the October 1914 issue of the British magazine The Premier, Sir Max Pemberton published the first part of this story, inviting a number of writers, including Chesterton, to use their talents to solve the mystery of the murder described. Chesterton's solution followed in the form of a Father Brown story in the November issue.

Twelve mysteries featuring Father Brown, the short, stumpy Catholic priest with "uncanny insight into human evil."

From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest runs to earth bandits, traitors, killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal...

A collection of related short stories by British author G. K. Chesterton. Each story is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade"). To gain admittance to the Club, one must have a unique queer trade as principal source of income....

There has been growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of crop cultivation in developing countries is damaging the health of soils which are the foundation of farming. At the same time we are discovering much more about how complex soils are as living...

Convertitosi al cattolicesimo nel 1922, Chesterton pubblicò questo «bozzetto» su san Francesco nel 1923, come se dalla conversione del Santo di Assisi traesse uno spirituale alimento per la propria. Per Chesterton san Francesco era soprattutto un uomo innamorato di Dio e della Creazione, un poeta...

San Tommaso d’Aquino (1225-1274) è uno dei pilastri del pensiero cristiano. La sua opera raccorda e armonizza il messaggio evangelico e la filosofia classica, la fede e la ragione. Eppure, scrive Chesterton, «questo grande personaggio meriterebbe di essere più conosciuto». E proprio intorno...

In seguito alla pubblicazione nel 1905 di Eretici – una raccolta di saggi in cui l’autore attacca con stile brillante e corrosivo i dogmi della sua epoca – G.K. Chesterton fu sfidato dalla critica a indicare quale fosse la propria visione del mondo. Tre anni più tardi, nel 1908, diede alle...