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Love and Freindship
Jane Austen; Introduction by G. K. Chesterton
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Jane Austen, one of the nation’s most beloved authors, whose face
adorns our currency, surely needs no introduction, but while many
are familiar with her groundbreaking novels, and despite lending
its name to a film adaptation of Lady Susan in 2016, her burlesque
Love and Freindship is an unjustly neglected gem of satirical
comedy. Written when she was still in her teens, Love and
Freindship is a fascinating, light-hearted epistolary work that
shows Austen’s wit developing into the satirical prowess she is
remembered for, and casts the novels with which her name is so
associated in a new light.
G.K.Chesterton (1874-1936), was one of the great Catholic writers
of the twentieth century. He brought a distinctive Catholic
perspective to scores of books and articles - even to the genre of
detective novels in the famous Father Brown mysteries. As this
collection shows, Chestertons writing contains a spiritual
dimension. In his ability to combine matters of great seriousness
with great humour the contours of his distinctive and "paradoxical"
spirituality emerge.
Part spiritual autobiography, part apologetics, Orthodoxy is G.K.
Chesterton's account of his own journey to faith. Chesterton didn't
set out to write a defense of Christian thought, instead he hoped
to recount how he personally came to faith. However, in doing so,
he penned one of the great classics of Christian writing, a book
that has influenced countless people and continues to speak
compellingly to our modern day. Chesterton writes about his journey
of faith with wit, charm, and a razor-sharp intellect, undermining
casual assumptions and lazy speculations in a relentless search for
truth and meaning. Orthodoxy is the latest title in the Essential
Wisdom Library, a series of books that seeks to bring spiritual
wisdom - both modern and ancient - to today's readers. Featuring a
foreword by Jon Sweeney, this new edition of the classic text is a
must read for seekers and believers alike.
The beloved fictional detective Father Brown solves 12 of his most puzzling cases in this copiously annotated edition. This first collection of Father Brown mysteries, widely considered the author's best, includes "The Blue Cross" "The Hammer of God," "The Eye of Apollo" and more.
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The Floating Admiral (Paperback)
The Detection Club, Agatha Christie; Preface by Simon Brett; Introduction by Dorothy L Sayers; Prologue by G. K. Chesterton; Epilogue by …
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Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton and nine other
writers from the legendary Detection Club collaborate in this
fiendishly clever but forgotten crime novel first published 80
years ago. Inspector Rudge does not encounter many cases of murder
in the sleepy seaside town of Whynmouth. But when an old sailor
lands a rowing boat containing a fresh corpse with a stab wound to
the chest, the Inspector's investigation immediately comes up
against several obstacles. The vicar, whose boat the body was found
in, is clearly withholding information, and the victim's niece has
disappeared. There is clearly more to this case than meets the eye
- even the identity of the victim is called into doubt. Inspector
Rudge begins to wonder just how many people have contributed to
this extraordinary crime and whether he will ever unravel it... In
1931, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and ten other crime
writers from the newly-formed 'Detection Club' collaborated in
publishing a unique crime novel. In a literary game of
consequences, each author would write one chapter, leaving G.K.
Chesterton to write a typically paradoxical prologue and Anthony
Berkeley to tie up all the loose ends. In addition, each of the
authors provided their own solution in a sealed envelope, all of
which appeared at the end of the book, with Agatha Christie's
ingenious conclusion acknowledged at the time to be 'enough to make
the book worth buying on its own'. The authors of this novel are:
G. K. Chesterton, Canon Victor Whitechurch, G. D. H. Cole and
Margaret Cole, Henry Wade, Agatha Christie, John Rhode, Milward
Kennedy, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ronald Knox, Freeman Wills Crofts,
Edgar Jepson, Clemence Dane and Anthony Berkeley.
In a culture that prizes keeping one's options open, making
commitments offers something more valuable. The consumerism and
instant gratification of "liquid modernity" feed a general
reluctance to make commitments, a refusal to be pinned down for the
long term. Consider the decline of three forms of commitment that
involve giving up options: marriage, military service, and monastic
life. Yet increasing numbers of people question whether
unprecedented freedom might be leading to less flourishing, not
more. They are dissatisfied with an atomized way of life that
offers endless choices of goods, services, and experiences but
undermines ties of solidarity and mutuality. They yearn for more
heroic virtues, more sacrificial commitments, more comprehensive
visions of the individual and common good. It turns out that the
American Founders were right: the Creator did endow us with an
unalienable right of liberty. But he has endowed us with something
else as well, a gift that is equally unalienable: desire for
unreserved commitment of all we have and are. Our liberty is given
us so that we in turn can freely dedicate ourselves to something
greater. Ultimately, to take a leap of commitment, even without
knowing where one will land, is the way to a happiness worth
everything. On this theme: - Lydia S. Dugdale asks what happened to
the Hippocratic Oath in modern medicine. - Caitrin Keiper looks at
competing vows in Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. - Kelsey Osgood, an
Orthodox Jew, asks why lifestyle discipline is admired in sports
but not religion. - Wendell Berry says being on the side of love
does not allow one to have enemies. - Phil Christman spoofs the New
York Times Vows column. - Andreas Knapp tells why he chose poverty.
- Norann Voll recounts the places a vow of obedience took her. -
Carino Hodder says chastity is for everyone, not just nuns. - Dori
Moody revisits her grandparents' broken but faithful marriage. -
Randall Gauger, a Bruderhof pastor, finds that lifelong vows make
faithfulness possible. - King-Ho Leung looks at vows, oaths,
promises, and covenants in the Bible. Also in the issue: - A young
Black pastor reads Clarence Jordan today. - Activists discuss the
pro-life movement after Roe and Dobbs. - Children learn from King
Arthur, Robin Hood, and the occasional cowboy. - Original poetry by
Ned Balbo - Reviews of Montgomery and Bikle's What Your Food Ate,
Mohsin Hamid's The Last White Man, and Bonnie Kristian's
Untrustworthy - A profile of Sadhu Sundar Singh Plough Quarterly
features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to apply
their faith to the challenges we face. Each issue includes in-depth
articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art.
The Christmas season is one of comfort and joy, sparkling lights and steam rising from cups of mulled wine at frosty carol services. A season of goodwill to all men, as families and friends come together to forget their differences and celebrate the year together.
Unless, of course, you happen to be harbouring a grudge. Or hiding a guilty secret. Or you want something so much you just have to have it - whatever the cost. In A Very Murderous Christmas, ten of the best classic crime writers come together to unleash festive havoc, with murder, mayhem and twists aplenty.
Following Murder on Christmas Eve and Murder under the Christmas Tree, this is the perfect accompaniment to a mince pie and a roaring fire. Just make sure you're really, truly alone ...
Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the
sky, presents await under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this
collection of ten classic murder mysteries from the best crime
writers in history, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from
the inventive to the unexpected. From a Santa Claus with a grudge
to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are
stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring
fire, mince pie to hand.
With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. Father Brown, one of
the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge from
English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The
Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories
established G.K. Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of
eccentric sleuths. This complete collection contains all the
favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion
that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a
mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally
believable manner.
The Skeleton Key (1919) was the first detective novel published by
Collins, ushering in the Golden Age, the Crime Club, and 100 years
of remarkable crime fiction that would follow. A body is discovered
after a shooting party in the grounds of a country house in
Hampshire. The police are called in, and a clever young detective,
Sergeant Ridgway, begins to unravel a much more complicated and
brutal case of murder than was first suspected. But has he met his
match with Le Sage, a chess-playing Baron, who is convinced that
the answers lie not in Hampshire but in Paris? After 20 years of
writing in various genres, The Skeleton Key was Bernard Capes'
crowning achievement, as he died shortly after completing the book.
Introduced by Hugh Lamb, whose anthology The Black Reaper
resurrected Capes' reputation as one of the best horror writers of
his generation, the book also includes its original tribute to
Capes by G. K. Chesterton, author of the Father Brown mysteries.
As punctilious as Poirot, as shrewd as Miss Marple and as sharp as
Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown ranks higher than all of them in the
pantheon of literary sleuths. For in the confessional this
unassuming, innocent little priest has gained a deep and intuitive
knowledge of the paradoxes of human nature. So when murder, mayhem
and mystery stalk smart society, only Father Brown can be counted
upon to discover the startling truth.
Acclaimed as the best book ever written on St. Thomas, this
outstanding profile introduces one of Christianity's most important
and influential thinkers. G. K. Chesterton chronicles the saint's
life, focusing on the man and the events that shaped him, rather
than on theology. In a concise, witty, and eminently readable
narrative, he illustrates the relevance of St. Thomas' achievements
to modern readers.
Born into an aristocratic family, Thomas rejected a life of
privilege to join a new order of preaching and teaching monks, the
Dominicans. Chesterton compares Thomas' views to those of another
famous thirteenth-century figure, St. Francis of Assisi. He also
explores the influence of Aristotelian philosophy on Thomas'
character, along with the effects of Parisian culture, society, and
politics. The final chapter examines the impact of Thomas' work on
later religious thinkers, including Martin Luther. This brief but
vivid profile provides fascinating glimpses into the medieval
scholastic movement, and it presents an excellent beginning to
further explorations of St. Thomas Aquinas' works.
Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved and well-known
saints in the Catholic church. In this biography, G. K. Chesterton
relays the unique and inspirational life of the humble saint.
Starting life as a wealthy young man full of life and spirit,
Francis soon joined the war between Assisi and Perugia and
returned, ill and downtrodden. He ended up joining the papal forces
and after witnessing a poor man begging for alms his spirit was
renewed and he was inspired to start a new life of humble poverty.
Though not yet officially part of the Catholic papacy, Francis soon
amassed a following in Assisi and traveled to Rome to get approval
from Pope Innocent III to form what is known today as the
Franciscan Order. The Order devotes themselves to living in poverty
yet giving generously to the needy. Today, Saint Francis is the
patron saint of animals and ecology, having showed his love for all
of God's creation early in his life. This new edition of the
biography of Saint Francis will be an inspiration for all readers,
secular and religious alike.
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