The Poet and the Lunatics Episodes in the

An eccentric poet acts as spiritual detective in these eight stories by the creator of the popularFather Brownmysteries. Gabriel Gale employs his extraordinary gifts of empathy to solve and prevent crimes perpetrated by madmen. His philosophical police work forms a captivating basis for Chesterton's characteristic paradoxes and soaring flights of rhetoric.

Widely known as the "Prince of Paradox," G. K. Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers and thinkers of the 20th century. His prodigious talents embraced a wide range of subjects, from philosophy and religion to detective fiction and fantasy.

I. The Fantastic FriendsII. The Yellow BirdIII. The Shadow of the SharkIV. The Crime of Gabriel GaleV. The Finger of StoneVI. The House of the PeacockVII. The Purple JewelVIII. The Asylum of Adventure

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The Poet and the Lunatics Episodes in the Life of Gabriel Gale

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