3 edition of superstitions of the sceptic found in the catalog.
superstitions of the sceptic
G. K. Chesterton
Published
1925
by W. Heffer & Sons in Cambridge, [England]
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | Gilbert K. Chesterton ; with a correspondence between the author and G.G. Coulton. |
| Series | I.D.K. club booklets -- no. 1 |
| Contributions | Coulton, G. G. 1858-1947 |
| Classifications | |
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| LC Classifications | PR4453.C4 A265S9 1925a |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 50 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 50 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL15413104M |
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Lecture Superstitions of the Sceptic. by Dale Ahlquist A Debate with G.G. Coulton, Who Totally Misunderstands the Middle Ages This small book, which is extremely hard to find, begins with a verbatim transcription of a lecture that Chesterton gave at Cambridge in One of the things confirmed in this transcript is that Chesterton talks.
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I mean, what a weird obscure superstition. How often are you in a theater, and if you are, how likely are you to whistle.
And what harm could possibly come from it anyway. Well, unlike most superstitions I’m familiar wi. G.K. Chesterton () was one of the greatest and most prolific writers of the 20th century. A convert to Catholicism, he is well known for his Father Brown mystery stories and for his reasoned defense of the Christian faith.
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