Chesterton, Gk

Gilbert Keith Chesterton may not be quite the celebrated writer that Conan Doyle is today but he was arguably the better. In fact, Chesterton's hero in The Club of Queer Trades makes a comparison in this story between his fictional creation and Doyle's when he boldly states, "I may be silly - in fact, I'm off my head - but I never could believe in that man - what's his name, in those capital stories? - Sherlock Holmes." Chesterton's brief masterpiece is an inimitable collection of six short stories that may be read individually or whole and thereby reveal the hidden meaning that ties them toge...