Author:Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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(1874–1936)
prolific English writer of the early 20th century; a popular and an influential writer during this period, inspiring many historic figures with his works. He was notably concerned in what he wrote with religious matters, and was received into the Catholic Church in 1922. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. For example: "Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it." Pen name: G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Open book Scans

Works[edit]

Fiction[edit]

Plays[edit]

  • Magic: A Fantastic Comedy in a Prelude and Three Acts (1913)
  • The Judgment of Dr. Johnson (1927) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2022
  • The Turkey and the Turk (1930) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2025
  • The Surprise (1952) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2047

Father Brown[edit]

(Wikipedia article on Father Brown)

  • The Innocence of Father Brown (1911)
  • The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914)
  • The Donnington Affair, with Max Pemberton (1914) Short story; no scan
  • The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2021
  • The Secret of Father Brown (1927) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2022
  • Father Brown Omnibus (1929) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2024
  • The Scandal of Father Brown (1935) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2030

Non-fiction[edit]

Biographies[edit]

Poetry[edit]

Collections[edit]

  • The Wild Knight and Other Poems (1900)
  • Poems (1915)
  • Wine, Water, and Song (1915)
  • The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Poems (1922)
  • The Queen of Seven Swords (1926) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2021
  • The Collected Poems of G.K. Chesterton (1927) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2022
  • Christmas Poems (1929) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2024
  • New and Collected Poems (1929) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2024
  • Ubi Ecclesia (1929) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2024
  • The Grave of Arthur (1930) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2025
  • New Poems (1932)

Individual poems[edit]

Essays & Other[edit]

Collections of Essays[edit]

  • Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays (1917)
  • The Uses of Diversity (1920)
  • Fancies versus Fads (1923) (transcription project)
  • Generally Speaking (1928) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2024
  • Come to Think of It (1930) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2025
  • All is Grist (1931) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2026
  • Sidelights on New London and Newer York (1932) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2027
  • All I Survey (1933) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2028
  • Avowals and Denials (1934) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2029
  • The Well and the Shallows (1935) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2030
  • As I Was Saying (1936) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2031
  • The End of the Armistice (1940) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2035
  • The Common Man (1950) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2045
  • A Handful of Authors (1953) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2048
  • The Glass Walking-Stick (1955) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2050
  • Where All Roads Lead (1961) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2056
  • The Spice of Life and Other Essays (1965) U.S. public domain selections only
  • Chesterton on Shakespeare (1972) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2067
  • The Apostle and the Wild Ducks (1975) U.S. public domain selections only
  • On Lying in Bed and Other Essays (2000) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2095

Speeches & Debates[edit]

  • Culture and the Coming Peril (1927) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2022
  • Do We Agree? (1928) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2023

Other[edit]

  • "Introduction" in Bohemia's claim for freedom (1915)
  • Preface Love and Freindship and other early works, Austen, J. New York: Stokes. 1922
  • Brave New Family (1990) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2048
  • The Coloured Lands (1938) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2033
  • G.K.C. as M.C. (1929) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2024
  • The Spirit of Christmas (1984) – Copyrighted in the United States until 2048

As illustrator[edit]

Works about Chesterton[edit]

Parodies of G. K. Chesterton[edit]

Works available on Wikilivres[edit]

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Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1925.

The author died in 1936, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 
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