Bøger af G.K. Chesterton

With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.Father Brown, one of the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths.This complete collection contains all the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner.

En samling af G.K. Chestertons opfindsomme, tankefulde og lyriske mysterier med den uanseelige lille præst i front. Historierne er fulde af paradokser, åndelige indsigter og Chestertonsk fantasi – eller ser det store i det små. I titelhistorien bliver en smuk (og gift) kvinde betaget af en anerkendt digter – og modsat, hvad man måske kunne forvente, yder Fader Brown hende assistance heri. Her er også Hurtigløberen, Den fortryllede bog, Den grønne mand, De mekaniske dukker, Kommunistens forbrydelse, Den overflødige knappenål og Det uløselige problem.Charme har Fader Brown aldrig manglet, og lynende intelligent er han også. Begge dele har han arvet efter sin skaber, spasmageren og filosoffen, journalisten og debattøren, manden hvis latter fik Fleet Street til at skælve, optimisten og livskunstneren – G.K. Chesterton. Hans berømte detektiv bruger sin kendte blanding af naivt intellekt og snarrådig intuition for at komme til bunds i 8 sager i denne samling af Fader Brown historier.

Fader Brown er ikke blot sjælesørger. Han er også ama­tørdetektiv – endda i så høj grad, at han sammenlignes med de største i verdenslitteraturen, men han er også den mest ydmyge. Hvor andre glimrer ved deres elegance, går Fader Brown ud fra sit kendskab til den fordærvede menneskenatur, og forbløffende behændigt, opklarer han det ene gådefulde mord efter det andet. Her afslører Fader Brown hemmeligheden bag sin succes: Han løser forbrydelsens gåde, ved selv at forestille sig at være den, der har begået den.Også af udseende adskiller han sig fra sine kolleger. Fader Brown har hverken tænkerpande eller ørnenæse. Han er bare en hyggelig lille mand, godt i stand og med et glimt i øjet.Vi har alle brug for litterære vitaminer. Med Fader Brown tilbyder G.K. Chesterton nogle af de bedste.I denne samling er Markisen af Marne med – en fascinerende historie, der tager nogle uventede drejninger, om forvekslede identiteter og en duel.

Chestertons herlige Fader Brown-historier er blevet nogle af kriminallitteraturens store klassikere.Fader Brown, som aldrig har fået noget fornavn, er en lille tyk, katolsk præst fra Cobhole i Essex, nu bosiddende i London. Han går uformeligt klædt og har altid en sort paraply med sig, som han ofte taber – og så har han en utrolig indsigt i menneskelig ondskab. Af og til hjælpes han på vej af den forhenværende kriminelle Flambeau.Til forskel fra mere kendte som Sherlock Holmes, er Browns metode mere intuitiv end deduktiv. Han siger selv, at han har lært så meget om menneskets mørke sider ved at lytte til syndsbekendelser.På trods af Fader Browns intuitive tilgang og hans reli­gi­ø­s­­itet er der ofte en rationel forklaring på, hvordan han løser gåderne. Han ser ovenikøbet igennem andres overtro og syner til mere hverdagslige forklaringer.I denne fængslende samling Fader Brown-historier vrimler det med herlige typer, muntre mennesker og interes­sante personer. Beskrevet og levendegjort af en stor for­tæller, der kender til menneskesindets mange nuancer.

Dette er måske den mest selvbiografiske samling Fader Brown-historier. Igennem dem fortæller Chesterton om berømmelse, om at rejse til Amerika og om omvendelse. Vi finder ud af at Fader Brown hele sit liv er blevet styret af en sult efter at finde sandheden, selv bag bagateller. Vi ser ham bekymre sig om retfærdighed på en lille og en stor skala, idet han har med små komplikationer som mord at gøre, men også skal skrive en serie afhandlinger om Rerom Novarum. Vi oplever ham reflektere over godt og ondt, egne sejre, egne synder. Vi får ham ovenikøbet at se som vred.Det, der binder trådene sammen i denne samling, er som titlen angiver Fader Browns vantro. I hver fortælling opstår en overnaturlig hændelse: et mord bliver begået af et spøgelse, en ond ånd eller en familieforbandelse, eller nogen genopstår fra de døde. Men dén som forventes at tro på overnaturlige forklaringer, er dén som betvivler dem mest. Præsten er skeptisk overfor miraklerne, hvor skeptikerne beredvilligt tror på dem. Det er herfra det mest berømte Chesterton-antagelse kommer: Ham som ikke tror på Gud ikke tror på ingenting, men på hvad som helst.

A satire set in a future England, in which a neomedievalist contest among London neighborhoods takes a disastrous turn.When Auberon Quin, a prankster nostalgic for Merrie Olde England, becomes king of that country in 1984, he mandates that each of London’s neighborhoods become an independent state, complete with unique local costumes. Everyone goes along with the conceit until young Adam Wayne, a born military tactician, takes the game too seriously . . . and becomes the Napoleon of Notting Hill. War ensues throughout the city—fought with sword and halberd!G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English author, poet, critic, and newspaper columnist known for his brilliant, epigrammatic paradoxes. His best-known character is the priest-detective Father Brown, featured in over fifty stories published between 1910 and 1936, who solves mysteries and crimes thanks to his understanding of spiritual and philosophic truths; and his best-known novel is The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), a metaphysical thriller. In addition to The Napoleon of Notting Hill, his first novel, he wrote several other near-future satires of England.

"The Flying Inn" was published in 1914. The word "flying" in the context of the title of this book has the meaning of moving rapidly from place to place. In its visionary treatment of human interactions, and in identifying the severe threat that we face from Islam, it is indeed prophetic. In 1914, who could have imagined that Islam would become such a powerful force in England? The idea would have been utterly preposterous. And yet here we are. Scholars of Islam, such as Robert Spencer, have been barred entry into the UK, simply for having studied Islam in great depth, lectured upon it, and written books. Those 'at the top' of society are clearly nervous of such knowledge. G.K. Chesterton shows foresight about a betrayal of this country from the top down and prescience in warning of the threat of Islam.

First published in 1911, The Innocence of Father Brown is the first of G. K. Chesterton's mystery anthologies featuring his eponymous Roman Catholic sleuth. There are twelve Father Brown mysteries in this collection:The Blue Cross, The Secret Garden, The Queer Feet, The Flying Stars, The Invisible Man, The Honour of Israel Gow, The Wrong Shape, The Sins of Prince Saradine, The Hammer of God, The Eye of Apollo, The Sign of the Broken Sword and The Three Tools of Death.

When Theology Butted Up Against the Real World Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics, writing it expressly in response to G.S. Street's criticism of the earlier work, "that he was not going to bother about his theology until I had really stated mine". In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it." In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the "answer to a riddle" in his own words, and not simply as an arbitrary truth received from somewhere outside the boundaries of human experience. Chesterton chose the title, Orthodoxy, to focus instead on the plainness of the Apostles' Creed, though he admitted the general sound of the title was "a thinnish sort of thing".

Harold March, the rising reviewer and social critic, was walking vigorously across a great tableland of moors and commons, the horizon of which was fringed with the far-off woods of the famous estate of Torwood Park. He was a good-looking young man in tweeds, with very pale curly hair and pale clear eyes. Walking in wind and sun in the very landscape of liberty, he was still young enough to remember his politics and not merely try to forget them

The fantastically surreal classic from a master of suspense