··· lezzter Preis 0.99€ ··· 9783849650711 ··· 1036145957 ··· If Mr. Chesterton had been permitted to have his own way this handful of papers would have been sent out under the title of `Gargoyles.` Perhaps the publisher foresaw horror upon the faces of really unimaginative readers when once brought face to face with a `monster` title so it was changed to `Alarms and discursions,` as indefinite and capable of possibilities as one could wish. `Fragments of futile journalism or fleeting impressions,` Mr. Chesterton calls his essays. `This row of shapeless and ungainly monsters . . . does not consist of separate idols cut out capriciously in lonely valleys or various islands. These monsters are meant for the gargoyles of a definite cathedral. I have to carve the gargoyles, because I can carve nothing else I leave to others the angels and the arches and the spires.` Forty essays, in which excellent common sense and brilliantly phrased wisdom mingle with sheer nonsense. Hersteller: Jazzybee Verlag Marke: Jazzybee Verlag EAN: 9783849650711 Kat: Nonbooks/Belletristik/Erzählende Literatur/Essays, Feuillton, Literaturkritik, Interviews Lieferzeit: Sofort lieferbar Versandkosten: Ab 20¤ Versandkostenfrei in Deutschland Icon: https://www.inforius-bilder.de/bild/?I=5XLHV6QjX8RKwfs03mpuhOPP6jtRmotX2fHs4Ji0tDo%3D Bild: