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The Collected Poems of G. K. Chesterton Paperback – September 27, 2021

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"Chesterton was the best writer of the 20th century. He said something about everything and he said it better than anybody else."

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"They are amazed by what they have discovered. They are thankful to have discovered it. And they are almost angry it has taken so long for them to make the discovery."


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"The gods lie dead where the leaves lie red,

For the flame of the sun is flown,

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And a child comes forth alone."

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Left of Brain Books (September 27, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 342 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1396318593
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1396318597
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.11 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.76 x 9 inches
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G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a prolific English journalist and author best known for his mystery series featuring the priest-detective Father Brown and for the metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. Baptized into the Church of England, Chesterton underwent a crisis of faith as a young man and became fascinated with the occult. He eventually converted to Roman Catholicism and published some of Christianity's most influential apologetics, including Heretics and Orthodoxy.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2016
    This is a great collection that includes numerous short poems as well as The Ballad of the White Horse. It isn't a complete collection and there are a few notable poems, such as The Towers of Time, missing from the book but overall I have no reservations in calling this a great collection.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
    A comprehensive collection.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2000
    You must get this book, whether you are a Chesterton fan or simply a lover of poetry. Even if you don't like poetry, this gold mine may convert you. The power and beauty of some of Chesterton's poetry is unsurpassed, and even his lesser stuff is generally very good.
    This book would be worth it for the Ballad of the White Horse alone; Charles Williams (whose opinions are not to be sniffed at) has said that the Ballad may possibly be the best war poetry since Homer, and that many passages are in fact better than portions of the Iliad. The characters are also very well-developed and memorable (I plan on naming one of my children Colan, if/when I have children).
    This is, of course, a dificult volume to find; Amazon is definitely the best route, in my opinion. I spent [my money] to get a rather beat-up copy, and it has been my most satisfying online purchase ever. Do get this one.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2000
    GKC's poems are certainly beautiful, as language is capable of being (you know, rhyme and meter--the way each syllable feels in the mouth or on the ear), but what strikes me about them is not the mere sound or configuration of the words (although they indeed sound wonderful); rather, it is the powerful and often startling insights which they convey (Insight, I suppose, is what we have come to expect from Mr. Chesterton). I wholeheartedly commend this collection to you (particularly The Last Masquerade, A Certain Evening, and The Convert). Good luck finding a copy.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2021
    I had thought I was buying a kindle book, which I love because I can enlarge the print size. It's not. It's a scan of a very old book.
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