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Description

British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies-he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative," for instance-across a wide variety of avenues: he was a literary critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and... read more

First Sentence

Before the gods that made the gods

Table of Contents

Introduction
Unities of Time and Place
Prefatory Note to First Edition
Dedication

Book I: The Vision of the King
Book II: The Gathering of the Chiefs
Book III: The Harp of Alfred
Book IV: The Woman in the Forest
Book V: Ethandune: The First Stroke
Book VI: Ethandune: The Slaying of the Chiefs
Book VII: Ethandune: The Last Charge
Book VIII: The Scouring of the Horse

Documentation and Abbreviations
Endnotes
References

 

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