The Man Who Knew Too Much

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 poet. His witty humorous style earned him the title of the prince of paradox and his works-80 books and nearly 4000 essays-remain among the most beloved in the English language Chesterton is best remembered perhaps as a teller of mystery tales. This 1922 collection of eight short mysteries includes all the stories starring the unlikely detective Horne Fisher a man cut from the upper crust of Britain whose in-depth knowledge of the nations powermongers often curtails his investigations into corruption at the highest levels of government. Sometimes chided for demonstrating Chestertons supposed anti-Semitism these stories remains an intriguing look at British society in the pre-Great War era. In this volume: . The Face in the Target . The Vanishing Prince . The Soul of the Schoolboy . The Bottomless Well . The Fad of the Fisherman . The Hole in the Wall . The Temple of Silence . The Vengeance of the Statue