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G.K. Chesterton Audiobooks
POSTED BY on 9:35 PM under ,
In my experience, you get what you pay for with free audiobooks. That said, this was simply too much audio to pass up. Here are the current works by G.K. Chesterton available at Librivox (w/ HT to reader Dave K.):

Completed works
  1. 7 matches (7 completed) in 'Short Nonfiction Collections'
  2. 4 matches (4 completed) in 'Short Poetry Collections'
  3. Chesterton, G. K.. "Alarms and Discursions" · (readers)
  4. Chesterton, G. K.. "All Things Considered" · (readers)
  5. Chesterton, G. K.. "Appetite of Tyranny, The" · (readers)
  6. Chesterton, G. K.. "Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens" · (readers)
  7. Chesterton, G. K.. "Ball and the Cross, The" · (readers)
  8. Chesterton, G. K.. "Ballad of the White Horse, The" · (readers)
  9. Chesterton, G. K.. "Charles Dickens" · (readers)
  10. Chesterton, G. K.. "Christ Child Lay On Mary's Lap (also known as A Christmas Carol)" (in "Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection") · (readers)
  11. Chesterton, G. K.. "Christmas Carol, A (also known as The Christ Child Lay On Mary's Lap)" (in "Christmas Poetry and Hymn Collection") · (readers)
  12. Chesterton, G. K.. "Club of Queer Trades, The" · (readers)
  13. Chesterton, G. K.. "Crimes of England, The" · (readers)
  14. Chesterton, G. K.. "Defendant, The" · (readers)
  15. Chesterton, G. K.. "Eugenics and Other Evils" · (readers)
  16. Chesterton, G. K.. "George Bernard Shaw" · (readers)
  17. Chesterton, G. K.. "Heretics" · (readers)
  18. Chesterton, G. K.. "Innocence of Father Brown, The" · (readers)
  19. Chesterton, G. K.. "Irish Impressions" · (readers)
  20. Chesterton, G. K.. "Key of Apollo, The" (in "Short Mystery Story Collection 002") · (readers)
  21. Chesterton, G. K.. "Lord Kitchener" · (readers)
  22. Chesterton, G. K.. "Man Who Knew Too Much, The" · (readers)
  23. Chesterton, G. K.. "Man Who Was Thursday, A Nightmare, The" · (readers)
  24. Chesterton, G. K.. "Manalive" · (readers)
  25. Chesterton, G. K.. "Miscellaneous Essays of G. K. Chesterton" · (readers)
  26. Chesterton, G. K.. "Miscellany of Men, A" · (readers)
  27. Chesterton, G. K.. "Napoleon of Notting Hill, The" · (readers)
  28. Chesterton, G. K.. "New Jerusalem, The" · (readers)
  29. Chesterton, G. K.. "Orthodoxy" · (readers)
  30. Chesterton, G. K.. "Robert Browning" · (readers)
  31. Chesterton, G. K.. "Secret People, The" (in "Long Poems Collection 005") · (readers)
  32. Chesterton, G. K.. "Short History of England, A" · (readers)
  33. Chesterton, G. K.. "Superstition of Divorce, The" · (readers)
  34. Chesterton, G. K.. "Tremendous Trifles" · (readers)
  35. Chesterton, G. K.. "Utopia of Usurers" · (readers)
  36. Chesterton, G. K.. "Varied Types" · (readers)
  37. Chesterton, G. K.. "What I Saw in America" · (readers)
  38. Chesterton, G. K.. "What's Wrong With the World" · (readers)
  39. Chesterton, G. K.. "Wisdom of Father Brown, The" · (readers)

The Ballad of the White Horse - G.K. Chesterton
POSTED BY on 4:00 PM under ,
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LibriVox recording of The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton. Read by Joshua B. Christensen
An English epic poem that follows the exploits of Alfred the Great in his defense of Christian civilization in England from the heathen nihilism of the North. Following a string of defeats at the hands of the invading Danes, a vision from heaven in the river island of Athelney fills Alfred with joy and hope. Though it gives no promise of victory in the coming struggle, it inspires him to rally his chieftains for a last stand against the invading hordes. His adventures lead throughout the country as he gathers his men, and take him through the Danish camps disguised as a minstrel before culminating in the Battle of Ethandune and the prophesying of the enemy's subtle return in the ages to come. (Summary by Joshua B. Christensen)


This is Chesterton's Epic Poem, the last Epic Poem modernity has produced (depending on how you count). This is also one of the very few works Chesterton thought was of sufficient quality to dedicate to his wife. As Mark Shea says, "Check it thou out."

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00 - Prefatory Note & Dedication7.92 MB4.34 MB3.93 MB
01 - The Vision of the King11 MB6.02 MB5.53 MB
02 - The Gathering of the Chiefs11 MB5.88 MB5.37 MB
03 - The Harp of Alfred14 MB7.85 MB7.06 MB
04 - The Woman in the Forest12 MB6.56 MB5.83 MB
05 - Ethandune: The First Stroke11 MB6.22 MB5.53 MB
06 - Ethandune: The Slaying of the Chiefs11 MB6.02 MB5.46 MB
07 - Ethandune: The Last Charge14 MB7.47 MB6.76 MB
08 - The Scouring of the Horse14 MB7.85 MB7.18 MB

Wikipedia summary HERE

Chesterton - Eugenics and Other Evils
POSTED BY on 7:54 PM under , , ,
You know the drill...this one's from Librivox.org:

Most Eugenists are Euphemists. I mean merely that short words startle them, while long words soothe them. And they are utterly incapable of translating the one into the other, however obviously they mean the same thing. Say to them “The persuasive and even coercive powers of the citizen should enable him to make sure that the burden of longevity in the previous generation does not become disproportionate and intolerable, especially to the females”; say this to them and they will sway slightly to and fro like babies sent to sleep in cradles. Say to them “Murder your mother,” and they sit up quite suddenly. Yet the two sentences, in cold logic, are exactly the same.”

Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton
POSTED BY on 9:44 PM under ,
I've been waiting for this one for quite some time. Enjoy!


Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton

With his typical wit and erudition Chesterton presents Christianity as the best answer to a series of interlocking riddles that live in every human heart. (Summary by Pleonic)

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G.K. Chesterton (again) - Charles Dickens
POSTED BY on 8:25 PM under ,
The folks at librivox.org just keep cranking out the Chesterton works. Here's the latest:

Charles Dickens

by G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens’ works expressing his opinion in his own inimitable style. (Summary by Karen Merline)

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Alarms and Discursions - G.K. Chesterton
POSTED BY on 10:13 AM under ,
A loyal and appreciated reader pointed out that there's a new Chesterton work over at librivox.org - Alarms and Discursions:

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the “prince of paradox.” He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. Chesterton wrote about 4000 essays on various subjects, and “Ararms and Discursions is one of his collections.

(Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline.)

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More G.K. Chesterton!!
POSTED BY on 11:06 AM under ,
A reader let me know that he has recorded several GKC essays and is making them available for download. Sweeeeet. Gotta' love Chesterton. If you've never given him a listen...please do.


Here are the files:
A Fairy Tale_Chip Grogin.mp39.2M
A Piece of Chalk_Wm Christopher Hoag.mp38.4M
About Impenitence_Bryan Inderhees.mp38.0M
About the Telephone_Frank Barry.mp3 12M
Asparagus_Bryce Albertson.mp35.4M
Child Psychology and Nonesense_Irene Hoag.mp37.3M
Homesick at Home_Sara Segal.mp39.7M
On Losing Ones Head_Paula Santa.mp36.5M
On Lying in Bed_Vincent Torres.mp36.1M
To Frances_Garth Donald.mp32.3M
What I Found in My Pocket_Michael Robinson.mp36.1M

Alternate host site here.

Heretics - G.K. Chesterton
POSTED BY on 7:43 PM under ,
Heretics

by G. K. Chesterton

The Author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere “rollicking journalist,” he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature.

A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people–such as George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells–with whom he vehemently disagreed. Chesterton had no difficulty standing up for what he believed. He was one of the few journalists to oppose the Boer War. His 1922 “Eugenics and Other Evils” attacked what was at that time the most progressive of all ideas, the idea that the human race could and should breed a superior version of itself. In the Nazi experience, history demonstrated the wisdom of his once “reactionary” views.

Chesterton wrote several works of Christian apologetics, the best known of which are “Othodoxy”, “Heretics”, and “The Everlasting Man”. (Summary from Project Gutenberg)

The Ballad of the White Horse - G.K. Chesterton
POSTED BY on 1:03 PM under ,
The Ballad of the White Horse

by G.K. Chesterton

An English epic poem that follows the exploits of Alfred the Great in his defense of Christian civilization in England from the heathen nihilism of the North. Following a string of defeats at the hands of the invading Danes, a vision from heaven in the river island of Athelney fills Alfred with joy and hope. Though it gives no promise of victory in the coming struggle, it inspires him to rally his chieftains for a last stand against the invading hordes. His adventures lead throughout the country as he gathers his men, and take him through the Danish camps disguised as a minstrel before culminating in the Battle of Ethandune and the prophesying of the enemy’s subtle return in the ages to come. (Summary by Joshua B. Christensen)

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G.K. Chesterton - The Man Who Knew Too Much
POSTED BY on 7:22 AM under ,
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox." He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. For example: "Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it." He is one of the few Christian thinkers who are equally admired and quoted by both liberal and conservative Christians, and indeed by many non-Christians. Chesterton's own theological and political views were far too nuanced to fit comfortably under the "liberal" or "conservative" banner. And in his own words he cast aspersions on the labels saying, "The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected." He routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox Christian," and came to identify such a position with Roman Catholicism more and more, eventually converting to the Church of Rome.

Here's his book The Man Who Knew Too Much:

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The Wisdom of Father Brown - G.K. Chesterton
POSTED BY on 6:57 AM under ,
This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a short, nondescript Catholic Priest with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella who has an uncanny insight into human evil. His methods, unlike those of his near contemporary Sherlock Holmes, although based on observation of details often unnoticed by others, tended to be intuitive rather than deductive. Although clearly devout, he always emphasizes rationality: despite (and perhaps because of) his religiousness and his belief in God and miracles, he manages to see the perfectly ordinary, natural explanation of the problem. He is a devout, educated and “civilized” clergyman, who is totally familiar with contemporary and secular thought and behavior. His character was thought to be based on Father John O’Connor (1870 - 1952), a parish priest in Bradford, Yorkshire.

chesterton-wisdom-01._Absence_of_Mr._Glass.mp36.2M34:2624kbps
chesterton-wisdom-02._Paradise_of_Thieves.mp36.6M36:3124kbps
chesterton-wisdom-03._Duel_of_Dr._Hirsch.mp36.2M34:1724kbps
chesterton-wisdom-04._Man_in_the_Passage.mp36.9M38:1024kbps
chesterton-wisdom-05._Mistake_of_the_Machine.mp36.4M35:2424kbps
chesterton-wisdom-06._Head_of_Caesar.mp36.6M36:3224kbps
chesterton-wisdom-07._Purple_Wig.mp36.1M33:4724kbps
chesterton-wisdom-08._Perishing_of_the_Pendragon.mp37.3M40:4724kbps
chesterton-wisdom-09._God_of_the_Gongs.mp36.4M35:1824kbps
chesterton-wisdom-10._Salad_of_Colonel_Cray.mp35.8M32:1824kbps
chesterton-wisdom-11._Strange_Crime.mp36.5M35:5624kbps
chesterton-wisdom-12._Fairy_Tale_of_Fr._Brown.mp35.8M32:1024kbps

Here's a link to Librivox's hosting of the same story.

G.K. Chesterton - "Christmas"
POSTED BY on 7:06 AM under

Essay on the proper way to celebrate Christmas, the eating of turkeys, and other fun topics.

This essay, from the 1908 collection All Things Considered, was originally printed in Chesterton's column in the Illustrated London News.

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Christmas20.8M14.9M10.4M

G.K. Chesterton - The Man Who Was Thursday
POSTED BY on 12:34 PM under ,
It is very difficult to classify THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY. It is possible to say that it is a gripping adventure story of murderous criminals and brilliant policemen; but it was to be expected that the author of the Father Brown stories should tell a detective story like no‑one else. On this level, therefore, THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY succeeds superbly; if nothing else, it is a magnificent tour‑de‑force of suspense‑writing.

However, the reader will soon discover that it is much more than that. Carried along on the boisterous rush of the narrative by Chesterton's wonderful high‑spirited style, he will soon see that he is being carried into much deeper waters than he had planned on; and the totally unforeseeable denouement will prove for the modern reader, as it has for thousands of others since 1908 when the book was first published, an inevitable and moving experience, as the investigators finally discover who Sunday is. [From the back cover.]

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