G. K. Chesterton
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G. K. Chesterton

29th May 1874 - 14th June 1936

Author

Overview

English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic

Works

Man of letters – journalist, essayist, critic and writer of novels, especially detective fiction. His hero-creation Father Brown, a Catholic priest with a nose for solving crime, was introduced in The Innocence of Father Brown (1911).

Title Date Location Publication
The Napoleon of Notting Hill 1904 London Bodley Head
The Man who was Thursday 1908 London Arrowsmith
The Innocence of Father Brown 1911 London Cassell
The Wisdom of Father Brown 1914 London Cassell
The Man who knew too much 1922 London Cassell
The Incredulity of Father Brown 1926 London Cassell
The Secret of Father Brown 1927 London Cassell
The Scandal of Father Brown 1935 London Cassell

 

 

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Chesterton (Gilbert Keith, writer and poet, 1874-1936) Archive...

Hammer: £16,000

Chesterton (G.K.) The Incredulity of Father Brown, first edition, ink owners...

Hammer: £750

Chesterton (G.K.) The Scandal of Father Brown, first edition, very light ton...

Hammer: £420

Chesterton (G.K.) The Secret of Father Brown, 1927 § Trevor (Ralph) The...

Hammer: £320

Chesterton (G.K.) The Napoleon of Notting Hill, first edition, 7 plates by W...

Hammer: £280

Chesterton (G.K.) The Napoleon of Notting Hill, first edition, 7 plates by W...

Hammer: £220

Chesterton (G.K.) The Innocence of Father Brown, first edition, 8 plates by ...

Hammer: £110

Bibliography.- Chesterton (G.K.) Gloria in Profundis, Ariel Poem No.5, one o...

Hammer: £110

Chesterton (G.K.) All Things Considered, light browning and ink inscription ...

Hammer: £65

Tongue (C. Mary).- Chesterton (G.K.) The Book of Job, tipped-in frontispiece...

Hammer: £60

Chesterton (G.K.) All Things Considered, light browning and ink inscription ...

Hammer: £5

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