Order History
Premium Membership & Rewards
Help Center / FAQ
The Trees of Pride
eBook
$0.49
Available on compatible , the free NOOK App, and in My Digital Library
NOOK App
Download NOOK app
NOOK Devices
NOOK eReaders
- NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus
- NOOK GlowLight 4e
- NOOK GlowLight 4
- NOOK GlowLight Plus 7.8"
- NOOK GlowLight 3
- NOOK GlowLight Plus 6"
NOOK Tablets
- NOOK 8.7" Reading Tablet
- NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet
- NOOK 10" HD Lenovo Tablet
- NOOK Tablet 7" & 10.1"
- NOOK by Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 [Tab A and Tab 4]
- NOOK by Samsung [Tab 4 10.1, S2 & E]
Free NOOK Reading Apps
- NOOK for iOS
- NOOK for Android
BN.com website
Go to your Digital Library in My Account
Gilbert K. Chesterton's fictional "The Trees of Pride" story goes around Squire Vane, who has imported three "peacock trees," which, according to the local people, spread illness and eat people. The Squire let go of these comments as simple superstitions, but while the three guests raised the point and angered the squire, he walked out to the trees to spend the night among them, to show the people that they were not risky, but the next morning he was nowhere. His guests and a local doctor w...