Fancies Versus Fads by G. K. Chesterton
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| Author | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 |
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| LoC No. | 23013134 |
| Title | Fancies Versus Fads |
| Contents | Introduction -- The romance of rhyme -- Hamlet and the psycho-analyst -- The meaning of mock turkey -- Shakespeare and the legal lady -- On being an old bean -- The fear of the film -- Wings and the housemaid -- The slavery of free verse -- Prohibition and the press -- The mercy of Mr. Arnold Bennett -- A defence of dramatic unities -- The boredom of butterflies -- The terror of a toy -- False theory and the theatre -- The secret society of mankind -- The sentimentalism of divorce -- Street cries and stretching the law -- The revolt of the spoilt child -- The innocence of the criminal -- The prudery of the feminists -- How mad laws are made -- The pagoda of progress -- The myth of the "Mayflower" -- Much too modern history -- The evolution of slaves -- Is Darwin dead? -- Turning inside out -- Strikes and the spirit of wonder -- A note on old nonsense -- Milton and merry England. |
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| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English essays -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 60164 |
| Release Date | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 24, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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