A Short History of England (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by G. K. Chesterton

Overview

Setting out to pen a popular history book “from the standpoint of a member of the public,” Chesterton more than achieved his goal. Moving cohesively through England’s history, Chesterton uses broad strokes but not without his characteristic wit and style. While trounced by some critics, George Bernard Shaw praised the book and pronounced Chesterton “the most concise and the fullest historian” ever produced by England.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411445314
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	02/22/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	290
File size:	400 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was was known as the “prince of paradox,” and 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.