The Club of Queer Trades
6 whimsical short stories by brilliant, witty, English author, poet and critic. Improbable plots, marvelously funny episodes, evocative descriptions of late Victorian London distinguish delightful tales focusing on a club devoted to completely original and unusual professions. First republication...
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6 whimsical short stories by brilliant, witty, English author, poet and critic. Improbable plots, marvelously funny episodes, evocative descriptions of late Victorian London distinguish delightful tales focusing on a club devoted to completely original and unusual professions. First republication to include all 32 of Chesterton's own original illustrations.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486255347 (0486255344)
Publish date: January 1st 1988
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Humor,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Detective,
Religion,
Christianity,
Short Stories,
Catholic
4 Extra Debut. A retired soldier finds himself threatened by a flowerbed. Stars David Warner, Martin Freeman, Geoffrey Whitehead and Vicki Pepperdine. From April 2005.http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0076r9p/GK_Chesterton_The_Club_of_Queer_Trades_The_Painful_Fall_of_a_Great_Reputation/GK Cheste...