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EN algún lugar cuenta Chesterton la historia de aquel hombre que salió de viaje y fue tan lejos, tan lejos, que llegó a su propia casa. Si el principal motivo para viajar es la curiosidad no hay más remedio que conceder que Chesterton debió de ser un gran viajero pues fue siempre un gran curioso. Claro que a alguien de su inmensa capacidad, para conocer en toda su profundidad el mundo le bastaba acaso, como a Javier de Maistre, con hacer un viaje alrededor de su cuarto. Chesterton no fue nunca un buen turista pero sí un excelente viajero, al menos en el sentido de que nunca pudo quedarse quieto. Lo que vi en América, originariamente publicado en 1922 y ahora por primera vez traducido al castellano, es un apasionante relato de sus visiones y reflexiones de los Estados Unidos, tanto por lo que nos cuenta el autor sobre ese país, como por lo que nos cuenta de sí mismo. Desde los primeros párrafos del libro asistimos ya, asombro y maravilla, a la interminable y deslumbrante catarata de sus

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Estaría bien poder citar a Chesterton reproduciendo lo que este hubiese dicho de... Chesterton. Aseguraría una frase brillante. Ante ese imposible, solo cabe señalar su agudeza, su ingenio, su independencia, su sentido del humor, su amor por la verdad. En estas Impresiones de Irlanda, el gran escritor inglés da su opinión sobre el país que conoció en 1918, durante un periodo de especial turbulencia que desembocaría en la independencia de parte de la isla (únicamente 26 de los 32 condados, y ello con Troubles y problemas que, aunque en la actualidad ya no sangrientos y suavizados, continúan). Irlanda suscita entusiasmos por su paisaje y sus gentes, por su música y tradiciones, que la hacen una de las naciones más atractivas de Europa, con un nimbo de romanticismo al que han contribuido la tragedia de su historia y la bruma teñida de misticismo del llamado crepúsculo celta. Sin embargo, aquí Chesterton no cae en el apasionamiento y, recorriendo el país y manteniendo conversaciones con su

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The father of modern detectivesAs punctilious as Poirot, as Miss Marple and as sharp as Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown ranks higher than all of them in the pantheon of literary sleuths. For the confessional, this humble, innocent little priest has gained a deep intuitive knowledge of the paradoxes of human nature. So when murder, mayhem, and mystery stalk smart society, only father Brown can be counted upon to discover the startling truth.The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction and chronology of Chesterton's life and times.

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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton'"A man's brain is a bomb," he cried out, loosening suddenly his strange passion and striking his own skull with violence. "My brain feels like a bomb, night and day. It must expand! It must expand! A man's brain must expand, if it breaks up the universe"'In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Syme strikes up a conversation with an anarchist. Sworn to do his duty, Syme uses his new acquaintance to go undercover in Europe's Central Anarchist Council and infiltrate their deadly mission, even managing to have himself voted to the position of 'Thursday'. When Syme discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, however, he starts to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies. But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined ...The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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G.K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday is a thrilling novel of deception, subterfuge, double-crossing and secret identities, and this Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Matthew Beaumont.The Central Anarchist Council is a secret society sworn to destroy the world. The council is governed by seven men, who hide their identities behind the names of the days of the week. Yet one of their number - Thursday - is not the revolutionary he claims to be, but a Scotland Yard detective named Gabriel Syme, sworn to infiltrate the organisation and bring the architects of chaos to justice. But when he discovers another undercover policeman on the Council, Syme begins to question his role in their operations. And as a desperate chase across Europe begins, his confusion grows, as well as his confidence in his ability to outwit his enemies, unravelling the mysteries of human behaviour and belief in a thrilling contest of wits. But he has still to face the greatest terror that the Council has: a man named Sunday, whose true nature is worse than Syme could ever have imagined ...In his introduction, Matthew Beaumont examines the book's themes of identity and confrontation, and explores its intriguing title. This edition also contains a chronology, notes and suggested further reading.G.K. Chesterton (1874-1938) attended the Slade School of Art, where he appears to have suffered a nervous breakdown, before turning his hand to journalism. A prolific writer throughout his life, his best-known books include The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1922) and the Father Brown stories. Chesterton converted to Roman Catholicism in 1922 and died in 1938. If you enjoyed The Man Who Was Thursday, you might enjoy Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, also available in Penguin Classics.'The most thrilling book I have ever read'Kingsley Amis, author of Lucky Jim

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Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents lie under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this collection of ten classic murder mysteries by the best crime writers from the 1920s to today, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from the inventive to the unexpected. From a Santa Claus with a grudge to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring fire, mince pie in hand.

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The greatest ever selection of fictional detectives, all together in one superb CD collection. Find Sherlock Holmes with his long suffering colleague, Dr. Watson in The Dying Detective, Father Brown as a witness in court in The Man in the Passage, and J.G. Reeder in The Poetical Policeman and The Green Mamba. In Chimes, a very clever story by Dam Muriel Spark, her hitherto undiscovered detective will keep you guessing right up to the surprise ending. Popular favourite Inspector Morse features in The Burglar by Colin Dexter. Discover Nicholas Blake's intellectual young toff sleuth Nigel Strangeways in The Assassin's Club, and the very eccentric antique dealer and psychic Morris Klaw in Sax Rohmer's unusual and memorable story set in a museum.There's something for everybody in this brilliantly baffling collection to keep listeners of all ages in suspense.Narrator Edward Hardwicke was a British actor most famous for his role as Dr Watson opposite Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in the popular 1980s television series.

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