The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, Volume 15

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Ignatius Press, 1989 - Religion - 571 pages

Contents

• A Note on the Notes: 11
• Introduction by Alzina Stone Dale: 13
• CHARLES DICKENS from The Bookman: 23
• CHARLES DICKENS: 29
• Introduction by Alzina Stone Dale: 31
• The Dickens Period: 39
• The Boyhood of Dickens: 52
• The Youth of Dickens: 63
• The Pickwick Papers: 79
• The Great Popularity: 95
• Dickens and America III: 111
• Dickens and Christmas: 127
• The Time of Transition: 141
• Later Life and Works: 158
• The Great Dickens Characters: 177
• On the Alleged Optimism of Dickens: 190
• A Note on the Future of Dickens: 204
• APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS: 211
• Introduction by Alzina Stone Dale: 213
• Introduction: 219
• Sketches by Boz: 237
• Pickwick Papers: 245
• Nicholas Nickleby: 254
• Oliver Twist: 262
• Old Curiosity Shop: 271
• Barnaby Rudge: 282
• American Notes: 290
• Pictures from Italy: 298
• Martin Chuzzlewit: 300
• Christmas Books: 309
• Dombey and Son: 317
• David Copperfield: 328
• Christmas Stories: 336
• Bleak House: 342
• Childs History of England: 350
• Hard Times: 357
• Little Dorrit: 364
• A Tale of Two Cities: 371
• Great Expectations: 378
• Our Mutual Friend: 385
• Edwin Drood: 393
• Master Humphreys Clock: 401
• Reprinted Pieces: 408
• THE VICTORIAN AGE IN LITERATURE: 413
• Introduction by Alzina Stone Dale: 415
• Introduction: 423
• The Victorian Compromise and Its Enemies: 425
• The Great Victorian Novelists: 460
• The Great Victorian Poets: 489
• The Breakup of the Compromise: 510
• Bibliography: 531
• FIFTY YEARS AFTER: 533
• THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF CHARLES DICKENS: 541

About the author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England, in 1874. He began his education at St Paul's School, and later went on to study art at the Slade School, and literature at University College in London. Chesterton wrote a great deal of poetry, as well as works of social and literary criticism. Among his most notable books are The Man Who Was Thursday, a metaphysical thriller, and The Everlasting Man, a history of humankind's spiritual progress. After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics. Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective character Father Brown, who first appeared in "The Innocence of Father Brown." Chesterton died in 1936 at the age of 62.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, Volume 15; Published by Ignatius Press, 2515 McAllister St. San Francisco, CA 94118, Us Series; The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton
• Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton
• Publisher: Ignatius Press, 1989
• ISBN: 0898702585, 9780898702583
• Length: 571 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christianity / Literature & the Arts