the Club of Queer Trades - Couverture souple

Chesterton, G.K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853262609 ISBN 13 : 9781853262609

Editeur : Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

Eccentric sleuth, Basil Grant, is portrayed in this book. He is a mystic, enigmatic and often considered mad by his brother Rupert, the over-zealous private-eye, and by Charles Swinburne, gullible narrator of the six tales. However, his intuition leads to the Club of Queer Trades.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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. "Cherub" Swinburne describes his quest for The Club of Queer Trades with his friend Basil Grant, a retired judge, and Rupert Grant, a private detective who is Basil's younger brother. Each of the stories describes their encounter with one of the trades. In the final story, Rupert Grant rescues a lady from her kidnappers but cannot understand why she refuses to be rescued. The answer leads to the unveiling of the mystery of The Club of Queer Trades. First published by Harper & Brothers, London, 1905.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905. Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade", using the word "queer" in the sense of "peculiar"). To gain admittance one must have invented a unique means of earning a living and the subsequent trade being the main source of income.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853262609
• ISBN 13: 9781853262609
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible