The Flying Inn

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The Flying Inn

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

EN·~8 hours·26 chapters

Chapters

26 total
1

THE FLYING INN

1:27
2

CHAPTER I A SERMON ON INNS

16:05
3

CHAPTER II THE END OF OLIVE ISLAND

17:57
4

CHAPTER III THE SIGN OF “THE OLD SHIP”

14:01
5

CHAPTER IV THE INN FINDS WINGS

17:34
6

CHAPTER V THE ASTONISHMENT OF THE AGENT

17:42
7

CHAPTER VI THE HOLE IN HEAVEN

18:38
8

CHAPTER VII THE SOCIETY OF SIMPLE SOULS

17:39
9

CHAPTER VIII VOX POPULI VOX DEI

17:09
10

CHAPTER IX THE HIGHER CRITICISM AND MR. HIBBS

22:46

Description

In a bright seaside resort where eccentric preachers, flamboyant socialists and baffling curiosities crowd the promenade, a solitary young woman pauses to listen to a strange, red‑fez‑wearing man. His oddly accented sermon on “inns” and the hidden histories of English civilization drifts between satire and earnestness, drawing only her attention amid a chaotic crowd of clowns, atheists and street vendors. As she tries to untangle his bizarre theories about teetotalism and ancient Turkic roots, the atmosphere crackles with the whimsical absurdity that defines the town’s daily parade.

The novel follows her as she becomes entangled with the man’s outlandish ideas and the quirky locals who orbit the peculiar “Flying Inn” concept. Together they embark on a series of humorous misadventures that expose the pretensions and hypocrisies of early‑20th‑century society, all while the sea glows a fairy‑tinted green and the ordinary world seems ready for a touch of the extraordinary.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (491K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Tim Lindell, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Release date

2019-04-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

1874–1936

Best known for the Father Brown mysteries and a flood of lively essays, this English writer brought wit, paradox, and strong opinions to everything he touched. His books range from detective fiction to literary criticism and Christian apologetics, and they still feel fresh because of the energy of his voice.

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