Four Faultless Felons

Name: Four Faultless Felons
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN: 9781802561425

Author: G. K. Chesterton

Narrator: James Harrington

Unabridged: 6 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 11/04/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

Enter the paradoxical world of "Four Faultless Felons" by G.K. Chesterton, a collection that artfully weaves morality with mystery. Through the eyes of a skeptical narrator, we meet four intriguingly virtuous criminals, each guilty deed paradoxically concealed beneath noble intentions. As their tales unravel—ranging from self-sacrifice to justice—the lines blur between right and wrong. Chesterton, with his characteristic wit and insight, challenges perceptions of virtue and vice.

About G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most influential English writers of the twentieth century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography,Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton is well known for his reasoned apologetics, and even those who disagree with him have recognized the universal appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian and came to identify such a position with Catholicism more and more, eventually converting to Roman Catholicism. George Bernard Shaw, Chesterton's "friendly enemy" according to Time magazine, said of him, "He was a man of colossal genius."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manuel on February 14, 2021

ENGLISH: This book is very interesting, almost at the level of The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, but not altogether. The thread of this four-part novel is provided by Count Raoult de Marillac, a modern ascetic who seeks the company of people who bore him, goes to unbearable plays, and eats supp......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on January 08, 2017

As usual, today's readers require a knowledge of century-old England or England's English and possibly a more generous vocabulary or at least a strong head for contextual gap-bridging in order to best appreciate Chesterton, especially his fiction. That said, this book of 4 short mysteries of a kind......more

Goodreads review by Tirzah on March 14, 2016

Yet another marvelous, crazy Chesterton adventure. This one lacked some of his usual verbose style and is a great one for those of us who have a hard time slogging through long Victorian passages;)......more

Goodreads review by Mcruz on June 09, 2016

Cuatro relatos más o menos breves, unidos por el denominador común del "culpable bienhechor". En algunos casos más cerca de la anécdota que del argumento, algunos de estos relatos me ha parecido que se extendían demasiado, que se alargaban innecesariamente a la espera de un giro de la trama harto pr......more