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Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Maisie Ward
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Description for Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Hardback. Series: A Sheed & Ward Classic. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 908.
Maisie Ward's biography of Gilbert Keith Chesterton has long been a cornerstone in Chesterton studies, as well as in the publishing house she and her husband, Frank Sheed, founded in 1926. Originally published in 1942, just six years after Chesterton's untimely death, this book combines Ward's unique perspective as the author's friend and publisher with an examination of his personal correspondence and interviews with his closest friends and family. Here are Chesterton's childhood and school days, the friendship and foolery of youth, his early theological development, high spirited love letters, the variety and richness of his travel and life abroad, ... Read more
Maisie Ward's biography of Gilbert Keith Chesterton has long been a cornerstone in Chesterton studies, as well as in the publishing house she and her husband, Frank Sheed, founded in 1926. Originally published in 1942, just six years after Chesterton's untimely death, this book combines Ward's unique perspective as the author's friend and publisher with an examination of his personal correspondence and interviews with his closest friends and family. Here are Chesterton's childhood and school days, the friendship and foolery of youth, his early theological development, high spirited love letters, the variety and richness of his travel and life abroad, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Series
A Sheed & Ward Classic
Number of Pages
600
Place of Publication
Kansas City, United States
ISBN
9780742550438
SKU
V9780742550438
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Maisie Ward
Maisie Ward was the co-founder, with husband Frank Sheed, of Sheed & Ward, one of the most eminent Catholic publishing houses in the world today. In her career as writer, biographer, publisher, and social activist, Ward made a major contribution to 20th century Catholicism.
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