Author: G K Chesterton Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 152
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The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905. Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means.
Author: G. K. Chesterton Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 162
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The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905.Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade", using the word "queer" in the sense of "peculiar"). To gain admittance one must have invented a unique means of earning a living and the subsequent trade being the main source of income.
Author: G K Chestertonq Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 164
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The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905.Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade", using the word "queer" in the sense of "peculiar"). To gain admittance one must have invented a unique means of earning a living and the subsequent trade being the main source of income.
Author: G K Chesterton Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 156
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The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905.The Club of Queer TradesTheClubOfQueerTrades.jpgFirst editionAuthorG. K. ChestertonCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreMystery Short StoriesPublisherHarper & BrothersPublication date1905Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade", using the word "queer" in the sense of "peculiar"). To gain admittance one must have invented a unique means of earning a living and the subsequent trade being the main source of income.
Author: G. K. Chesterton Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 126
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The Club of Queer Trades by English author G. K. Chesterton was first published in 1905. It consists of 6 short stories centred around a gentlemen's club. To get entry into this club, the person must make their living by extraordinary and peculiar means. One of Chesterton's earlier works, The Club of Queer Trades was originally serialised in Harper's Weekly. It has also been adapted into a six-part drama by BBC Radio. The stories are: The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown; The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation; The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit; The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent; The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd; and, The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady.
Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 124
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The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905. Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means
Author: G. K. Chesterton Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781718651296 Category : Languages : en Pages : 124
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A collection of related short stories by British author G. K. Chesterton. Each story is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means (a "queer trade"). To gain admittance to the Club, one must have a unique queer trade as principal source of income. "Cherub" Swinburne describes his quest for The Club of Queer Trades with his friend Basil Grant, a retired judge, and Rupert Grant, a private detective who is Basil's younger brother. Each of the stories describes their encounter with one of the trades. In the final story, Rupert Grant rescues a lady from her kidnappers but cannot understand why she refuses to be rescued. The answer leads to the unveiling of the mystery of The Club of Queer Trades. First published by Harper & Brothers, London, 1905. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author: G. K. Chesterton Publisher: Delphi Classics ISBN: 1786561360 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 105
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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Club of Queer Trades’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of G. K. Chesterton’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Chesterton includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Club of Queer Trades’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Chesterton’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Author: G K Chesterton Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 152
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The Club of Queer Trades is a collection of stories by G. K. Chesterton first published in 1905. Each story in the collection is centered on a person who is making his living by some novel and extraordinary means
Author: G K Chesterton
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Author: G K Chesterton
Author: G K Chestertonq
Author: G K Chesterton
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Author: G K Chesterton