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In 1902 the ever-provocative Chesterton published Twelve Types, a collection of short biographies of famous figures from history. In 1910 he winnowed the table of contents to a mere five: “The Optimism of Byron, ” “Pope and the Art of Satire, ” “Stevenson, ” “Rostand, ” and “Charles II.”

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G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was 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.

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Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 82 ● ISBN 9781411445253 ● Tamaño de archivo 0.1 MB ● Edad 99-17 años ● Editorial Barnes & Noble ● Publicado 2011 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 5863231 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM

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