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An entertaining collection drawn from G. K. Chesterton's early years as a newspaper columnist
This compilation of "fleeting sketches," written by G. K. Chesterton while he was a columnist for the Daily News, contains the humor, foresight, and intellectual curiosity that quickly made the young writer a household name throughout London. A tribute to the playfulness of Chesterton's spirit, Tremendous Trifles contains such gems as "An Accident," in which the author crashes an omnibus into a hansom cab, and "The Advantages of Having One Leg," a charmingly thorough investigation of optimism and pessimism.
Fans of Chesterton's most famous works—from the Father Brown Stories to Heretics and Orthodoxy—will delight in the cleverness and invigorating wit of Tremendous Trifles.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
This compilation of "fleeting sketches," written by G. K. Chesterton while he was a columnist for the Daily News, contains the humor, foresight, and intellectual curiosity that quickly made the young writer a household name throughout London. A tribute to the playfulness of Chesterton's spirit, Tremendous Trifles contains such gems as "An Accident," in which the author crashes an omnibus into a hansom cab, and "The Advantages of Having One Leg," a charmingly thorough investigation of optimism and pessimism.
Fans of Chesterton's most famous works—from the Father Brown Stories to Heretics and Orthodoxy—will delight in the cleverness and invigorating wit of Tremendous Trifles.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- PREFACE
- I. Tremendous Trifles
- II. A Piece of Chalk
- III. The Secret of a Train
- IV. The Perfect Game
- V. The Extraordinary Cabman
- VI. An Accident
- VII. The Advantages of Having One Leg
- VIII. The End of the World
- IX. In the Place de La Bastille
- X. On Lying in Bed
- XI. The Twelve Men
- XII. The Wind and the Trees
- XIII. The Dickensian
- XIV. In Topsy-Turvy Land
- XV. What I Found in My Pocket
- XVI. The Dragon’s Grandmother
- XVII. The Red Angel
- XVIII. The Tower
- XIX. How I Met the President
- XX. The Giant
- XXI. A Great Man
- XXII. The Orthodox Barber
- XXIII. The Toy Theatre
- XXIV. A Tragedy of Twopence
- XXV. A Cab Ride Across Country
- XXVI. The Two Noises
- XXVII. Some Policemen and a Moral
- XXVIII. The Lion
- XXIX. Humanity: an Interlude
- XXX. The Little Birds Who Won’t Sing
- XXXI. The Riddle of the Ivy
- XXXII. The Travellers in State
- XXXIII. The Prehistoric Railway Station
- XXXIV. The Diabolist
- XXXV. A Glimpse of My Country
- XXXVI. A Somewhat Improbable Story
- XXXVII. The Shop Of Ghosts
- XXXVIII. The Ballade of a Strange Town
- XXXIX. The Mystery of a Pageant
- Copyright
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