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A Short History Of England (Unabridged)
Written by:
G. K. Chesterton
Narrated by:
Rayner Bourton
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October 2022
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G.K. Chesterton was one of the towering figures of British literature in the early twentieth century. A man of massive size, massive personality, and massive appetite, Chesterton famous personality, dress, and personality gave rise to an eponymous adjective: Chestertonian. Although he is renowned for the Father Brown detective series, Chesterton also wrote volumes of nonfiction. First published in 1917, A Short History of England is exactly that, serving Chesterton's goal of publishing 'a popular book of history written from the standpoint of a member of the public.' Filled with Chestertonian wit, the fast-moving history includes such gemlike observations as, Henry VIII 'was almost as unlucky in his wives as they were in their husband.' Of the great late Victorian/Edwardian trio of wits: George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, and Chesterton himself, it is Chesterton whose body of work -- writing in an unassuming manner, without great pretension may well persist for future generations far longer than its charming, genial author ever imagined.
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