An edition of The ball and the cross (1909)

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The ball and the cross
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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An edition of The ball and the cross (1909)

The ball and the cross

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Allegorical fantasy novel about a Catholic and an atheistic socialist who argue passionately with each other. For political reasons, both are forced into an insane asylum.

Publish Date
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Language
English
Pages
215

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Cover of: The ball and the cross
The ball and the cross
2006, Barnes & Noble
in English
Cover of: The ball and the cross
The ball and the cross
1910, W. Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.
in English - [1st English ed.]. --
Cover of: The ball and the cross
The ball and the cross
1909, J. Lane company
in English
Cover of: The ball and the cross
The ball and the cross
1909, John Lane, London, John Lane Company, New York
in English
Cover of: The ball and the cross
The ball and the cross
1909, J. Lane Company
in English

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Table of Contents

A discussion somewhat in the air
The religion of the stipendiary magistrate
Some old curiosities
A discussion at dawn
The peacemaker
The other philosopher
The village of Grassley-in-the-Hole
An interlude of argument
The strange lady
The swords rejoined
A scandal in the village
The desert island
The garden of peace
A museum of souls
The dream of MacIan
The dream of Turnbull
The idiot
A riddle of faces
The last parley
Dies irae.

Edition Notes

Originally published in 1910.

Includes suggested readings (p. 215).

Published in
New York
Series
Barnes & Noble Library of essential reading
Genre
Fiction

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.912
Library of Congress
PR4453.C4 B143 2006, PR4453.C4B143 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 215 p. ;
Number of pages
215

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23165893M
ISBN 10
0760783284
ISBN 13
9780760783283
LCCN
2009290214
Library Thing
4914
Goodreads
6439900

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