British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (18741936) expounded prolifically about his wideranging philosophieshe is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative," for instanceacross a wide variety of avenues he was a literary critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet. His witty, humorous style earned him the title of the "prince of paradox," and his works80 books and nearly 4,000 essaysremain among the most beloved in the English language This 1909 collection shows off Chestertons talent as a master of shortform prose. These "fleeting sketches," which originally appeared the London newspaper Daily News, describe the most ordinary of events and observations, but through Chestertons eye, they take on profound new meaning. He explores . the secret of a train . an extraordinary cabman . the advantages of having one leg . on lying in bed . what he found in his pocket . an orthodox barber . some policemen and a moral . little birds who wont sing . and much more.

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