The Trees Of Pride - Couverture souple

Chesterton, G. K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0809592568 ISBN 13 : 9780809592562

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2004

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this mystery novella, G. K. Chesterton does what he does best–spins a tale of intrigue and suspense, strewn with philosophical and theological commentary. The story revolves around Squire Vane, who has imported three "peacock trees," which, according to the locals, spread disease and eat people. The Squire dismisses these comments as mere superstition, but when three guests bring up the topic and anger the Squire, he storms off down to the trees to spend the night among them, to prove they aren’t dangerous. The next morning he's gone. His guests and a local doctor set out to discover what happened to him, and untangle a thoroughly knotted web. This is a brilliant exposition on a human’s ability and desire to believe in the supernatural, all wrapped up in a story of pride and arrogance.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936), better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox". Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0809592568
• ISBN 13: 9780809592562
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 152
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