Wit and Wisdom of Chesterton


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(4.4 Sterne; 51 Bewertungen)

This little volume, issued as a gift book for lovers of Mr. Chesterton's writings in 1911, is made up from essays to be found in "The Defandant", "Varied Types" and "Tremendous Trifles". These 12 pieces were chosen to giving a peek into the margins of Chesterton's work and give a sense of the distinctive flavor of his mind. They were also chosen with an eye to showing what a complex and fascinating character he was. (Summary by Phil Chenevert) (2 hr 10 min)

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A Defense of Nonsense 11:35 Gelesen von TriciaG
A Defense of Useful Information 12:22 Gelesen von John Trevithick
A Defense of Rash Vows 12:46 Gelesen von John Trevithick
A Defense of Farce 11:41 Gelesen von NoelBadrian
A Defense of Baby Worship 8:24 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
A Defense of Slang 9:10 Gelesen von John Trevithick
A Defense of Humility 11:21 Gelesen von Tiffany Halla Colonna
A Defense of Penny Dreadfuls 13:13 Gelesen von Jessica Louise
Maeterlink 9:52 Gelesen von Martin Geeson
On Lying In Bed 11:16 Gelesen von Martin Geeson
The Little Birds Who Won't Sing 9:02 Gelesen von Tiffany Halla Colonna
A Tragedy of Twopence 9:55 Gelesen von Carol Box

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Strangely, not sharp or witty.


(2 Sterne)

This is a collection of essays by a Victorian humourist. I found they didn’t quite hit the mark for me, and would be difficult to recommend. The recording is good...perhaps I'm not suited to the material?

Mr Geeson's enjoyable ironic tone is a bit at odds with Chester


(4 Sterne)