Twelve Types: A Collection of mini-Biographies by Chesterton, G. K - 2003

Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.: I H S Pr, 2003. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Minimal wear, very lightly rubbed, looks near new. Edges sharp covers bright. Pages crisp, bright and unmarked. A nice copy in Fine condition.

IHS Press, 2002-12-01. Paperback. New . 8x5x1. New; Twelve Types is a collection of short biographical essays, by one of 20th century England's greatest essayists. In keeping with the spirit of IHS Press, that there is a Catholic way to look at everything, this book figures as Tolstoy, St. Francis, Savonarola, William Morris, and others, in the history of the West and from an unabashedly Catholic perspective. With typical wit and flair, Chesterton accomplished what modern biography most often fails to do: discuss the important and central elements of the characters it presumes to examine, while omitting tedious discussion on matters of little import. Chesterton looks at the souls, the characters, and the lives of some of the West's most important gigures, providing modern readers with a sane and Catholic orientation to their approach to these great individuals.

Ihs Press, 2002-12-01. Paperback. Good.

Norfolk, VA: IHS Press, 2003. Softcover. Cover worn at edges and corners. Otherwise a clean, tight softcover book in very good condition. 95p. Chesterton on Charlotte Bronte, William Morris, Byron, Pope, Francis, and others.

Ihs Press, December 2002. Paper Back. New. Perhaps in accord with his own induplicatable type, Chesterton delivers far more in this slim volume than a mere biographical telling of various literary, religious and historical figures. First published in 1902 and reprinted here with most of the original formatting intact, these essays help us see how very particular (and often peculiar) types have contributed to the deepening of orthodox faith -- simply by doing their work as writers, artists, royalty, reformers and, well, saints (we speak of Francis here). Chesterton's cast is not conclusive, but it does shed a rather invigorating light on both familiar and forgotten characters: Charlotte Bronte's genius in asserting ''the supreme unimportance of externals''; Robert Louis Stevenson's ''pleasure in life, in every muscular and emphatic action of life, even if it were an action that took the life of another''; Lord Byron's true stature as ''an… Read More

Loreto. Soft cover. New/No Jacket. Twelve Types is a collection of short biographical essays, by one of 20th-century England's greatest essayists. In keeping with the spirit of IHS Press, that there is a Catholic way to look at everything, this book evaluates the place of such figures as Tolstoy, St. Francis, Savonarola, William Morris, and others, in the history of the West and from an unabashedly Catholic perspective. With typical wit and flair, Chesterton accomplishes what modern biography most often fails to do: discuss the important and central elements of the characters it presumes to examine, while omitting tedious discussion on matters of little import. Chesterton looks at the souls, the characters, and the lives of some of the West's most important figures, providing modern readers with a sane and Catholic orientation to their approach to these great individuals. Originally published: London, 1905. IHS Press is pleased to present a new Preface to this edition by Dr. Malcolm Brennan. Malcolm… Read More

Ihs Press, 2002-12-01. Paperback. Used:Good.