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The Collected Poems of G. K. Chesterton Kindle Edition

by G. K. Chesterton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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This book takes you on a journey to solve mysteries, fight dragons, debate religion, and quarrel among politicians in the parliament.

It will have you smiling at its witty sarcasm, tearing up over its nostalgic rhythm, and frowning in perplexion at its mind-twisting ideas!


"Chesterton was the best writer of the 20th century. He said something about everything and he said it better than anybody else."

Writes Dale Ahlquist, an American author.


This collection is timelessly invaluable. Here's what Ahlquist has to say about people first being introduced to Chesterton's works.

"They are amazed by what they have discovered. They are thankful to have discovered it. And they are almost angry it has taken so long for them to make the discovery."


It has a ballad to hum your children to sleep, a poem to dissect in your literary thesis, a sonnet to enjoy on Christmas Eve by the fire, and everything else to dream of about poetry and literature.


"The gods lie dead where the leaves lie red, 

For the flame of the sun is flown,

The gods lie cold where the leaves lie gold,

And a child comes forth alone."

~Chesterton, A Child of the Snows

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09HQR9YKR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Left of Brain Books; 1st edition (September 27, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2371 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 373 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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G.K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a prolific English journalist and author best known for his mystery series featuring the priest-detective Father Brown and for the metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. Baptized into the Church of England, Chesterton underwent a crisis of faith as a young man and became fascinated with the occult. He eventually converted to Roman Catholicism and published some of Christianity's most influential apologetics, including Heretics and Orthodoxy.

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Tom
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great collection that includes numerous short poems as well as ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2016
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This is a great collection that includes numerous short poems as well as The Ballad of the White Horse. It isn't a complete collection and there are a few notable poems, such as The Towers of Time, missing from the book but overall I have no reservations in calling this a great collection.
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Elisabeth H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
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A comprehensive collection.
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Jeremy J. Downey
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible volume
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2000
You must get this book, whether you are a Chesterton fan or simply a lover of poetry. Even if you don't like poetry, this gold mine may convert you. The power and beauty of some of Chesterton's poetry is unsurpassed, and even his lesser stuff is generally very good.
This book would be worth it for the Ballad of the White Horse alone; Charles Williams (whose opinions are not to be sniffed at) has said that the Ballad may possibly be the best war poetry since Homer, and that many passages are in fact better than portions of the Iliad. The characters are also very well-developed and memorable (I plan on naming one of my children Colan, if/when I have children).
This is, of course, a dificult volume to find; Amazon is definitely the best route, in my opinion. I spent [my money] to get a rather beat-up copy, and it has been my most satisfying online purchase ever. Do get this one.
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Dan McKay
5.0 out of 5 stars Gilbert Chesterton Was Really Quite a Talented Poet
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2000
GKC's poems are certainly beautiful, as language is capable of being (you know, rhyme and meter--the way each syllable feels in the mouth or on the ear), but what strikes me about them is not the mere sound or configuration of the words (although they indeed sound wonderful); rather, it is the powerful and often startling insights which they convey (Insight, I suppose, is what we have come to expect from Mr. Chesterton). I wholeheartedly commend this collection to you (particularly The Last Masquerade, A Certain Evening, and The Convert). Good luck finding a copy.
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Angela Birkhead-Flight
1.0 out of 5 stars It's PDFs
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2021
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I had thought I was buying a kindle book, which I love because I can enlarge the print size. It's not. It's a scan of a very old book.
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