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Five Types: A Book of Essays (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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by G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton
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In 1902 the ever-provocative Chesterton published Twelve Types, a collection of short biographies of famous figures from history. In 1910 he winnowed the table of contents to a mere five: “The Optimism of Byron,” “Pope and the Art of Satire,” “Stevenson,” “Rostand,” and “Charles II.”
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ISBN-13: | 9781411445253 |
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Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication date: | 02/22/2011 |
Series: | Barnes & Noble Digital Library |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | NOOK Book |
Pages: | 82 |
File size: | 101 KB |
Age Range: | 3 Months to 18 Years |
About the Author

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a prolific and influential English writer known for the wide-range of his talents, which included mysteries, fantasies, and Christian apologetics. A spirited Catholic polemicist, he was the author of the beloved Father Brown mysteries, as well as of the classic metaphysical thriller, The Man Who Was Thursday.
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