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G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
1874–1936
A master of wit and paradox, this beloved English writer turned essays, mysteries, and religious reflection into something lively, funny, and surprisingly warm. He is especially remembered for the Father Brown stories and for ideas that still spark readers more than a century later.
65 Audiobooks
The wisdom of Father Brown
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Orthodoxy
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Everlasting Man
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The New Jerusalem
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Defendant
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Ballad of the White Horse
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Club of Queer Trades
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Barbarism of Berlin
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
A Miscellany of Men
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Ball and the Cross
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Orthodoxy
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Man Who Knew Too Much
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Wild Knight and Other Poems
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
What I Saw in America
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Manalive
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Thackeray
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton, Lewis Melville
Isä Brownin yksinkertaisuus : Salapoliisikertomuksia
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Varied Types
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The secret of Father Brown
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Tremendous Trifles
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Trees of Pride
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Victorian Age in Literature
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Charles Dickens
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton, Frederic George Kitton
The Crimes of England
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
William Blake
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Tales of the Long Bow
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Charles Dickens: A critical study
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Robert Browning
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
G. F. Watts
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Tennyson
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton, Richard Garnett
The innocence of Father Brown
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
What's Wrong with the World
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Lord Kitchener
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Isä Brownin viisaus : Salapoliisikertomuksia
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Alarms and Discursions
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Thomas Carlyle
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton, J. E. (John Ernest) Hodder-Williams
Heretics
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Fancies Versus Fads
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Superstition of Divorce
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
All Things Considered
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Flying Inn
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Irish Impressions
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Eugenics and Other Evils
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Leo Tolstoy
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton, Edward Garnett, G. H. (George Herbert) Perris
George Bernard Shaw
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Gilbert K. Chesterton
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Appetite of Tyranny: Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
O Napoleão de Notting Hill
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
St. Francis of Assisi
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Twelve Types
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
A Short History of England
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Uses of Diversity: A book of essays
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Magic A Fantastic Comedy
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Greybeards at Play: Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Divorce versus Democracy
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Ballad of St. Barbara, and Other Verses
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Poems
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
Wine, Water, and Song
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
London
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
A Chesterton Calendar Compiled from the writings of 'G.K.C.' both in verse and in prose. With a section apart for the moveable feasts.
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Catholic Church and conversion
by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
About the author
Born in London on May 29, 1874, Gilbert Keith Chesterton became one of the most recognizable literary voices of the early 20th century. He wrote across an astonishing range of forms—essays, criticism, poetry, novels, journalism, biography, and detective fiction—and was widely known for his humor, verbal energy, and love of argument.
Chesterton remains especially famous for creating Father Brown, the quiet priest-detective whose stories balance puzzle-solving with insight into human nature. He also wrote influential works of Christian apologetics and social criticism, and his writing style—full of surprise, paradox, and common-sense turns—helped make serious ideas feel vivid and accessible.
He died in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, on June 14, 1936. Long after his lifetime, his work continues to attract readers who enjoy sharp thinking, memorable sentences, and a writer who could be both playful and profound at once.