The Trees of Pride

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 Best remembered perhaps as a spinner of mystery tales this novella-now hard to find in print-is the story of an elderly schoolboy squire a wager a murder and the unlikely culprit behind the crime. Comically charming in the authors notorious droll style this is an excellent introduction to the genius of Chesterton.