London

G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

• Publisher: Perlego
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9700000062048
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: History

CONTENTS A FIRST WORD 5 PART INEW LONDON 8 I.ON BRIGHT OLD THINGS 8 II.ON CALLING NAMES 14 III.ON KEEPING YOUR HAIR ON 20 IV.THE COWARDICE OF COCKTAILS 28 V.GATES AND GATE-CRASHERS 37 VI.THE UNPSYCHOLOGICAL AGE 46 VII.THE TRUE VICTORIAN HYPOCRISY 53 VIII.MARRIAGE AND THE MODERN MIND 60 PART IINEWER YORK 67 I.THE AMERICAN IDEAL 67 II.A PLEA FOR PROHIBITION 74 III.WHICH IS THE GOVERNMENT? 77 IVA MONSTER: THE POLITICAL DRY 81 V.BERNARD SHAW AND AMERICA 89 VI.THE CASE AGAINST MAIN STREET 94 VII.THE CASE FOR MAIN STREET 102 VIII.THEY ARE ALL PURITANS 113 IX.SKYSCRAPERS 121 X.AND WHAT ABOUT THE QUAKERS? 125 XI.ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN LONDON 130 XII.UNKNOWN AMERICA 135 XIII.WHAT OF THE REPUBLIC? 140 XIV.RETURN TO THE VISION 150 PART IIIOTHER ESSAYS 159 I.THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE IN LITERATURE 159 II.THE MIDDLEMAN IN POETRY 172 III.SHAKESPEARE AND SHAW 181 IV.BERNARD SHAW AND BREAKAGES 186 V.THE POPULARITY OF DICKENS 191 VI.MAGIC AND FANTASY IN FICTION 195