Varied Types: By G. K. Chesterton - Illustrated - Couverture souple

G. K. Chesterton

 
9781521983003: Varied Types: By G. K. Chesterton - Illustrated

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About Varied Types by G. K. Chesterton

Varied Types by G. K. Chesterton is a collection of twenty essays. They all focus on famous individuals as critiques of one sort or another - either discussing their works and legacy in the case of creative set, or their contribution to the evolution of humanity for those known for their prominent roles in more ancient times. Many of them were the author's contemporaries, with some of the essays written just after their deaths - perhaps as his unique form of eulogy. Contents: Charlie Brontë William Morris & his school The optimism of Byron Pope & the art of satire Francis Rostand Charles II Stevenson Thomas Carlyle Tolstoy & the cult of simpliccity The position of Sir Walter Scott Bret Harte Alfred the great Maeterlinck Ruskin Queen Victoria The German emperor Tennyson Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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