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The Club of Queer Trades. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world’s books discoverable online. It has survived long enough for the copyright to expire and the book to enter the public domain.
tramcar. To talk on the top of a hill is superb, but to talk on the. top of a flying hill is a fairy tale.”. ― G.K. Chesterton, The Club of Queer Trades. 3 likes. Like. “He spoke in that sweet and steely voice which he reserved for great. occasions and practiced for hours together in his bedroom.”.
The Club of Queer Trades. G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936) A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades. (Summary by David Barnes) Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Detective Fiction ...
7 de abr. de 2008 · In "The Club of Queer Trades" the detective, Rupert Grant, is a Sherlock Holmes-like private eye who investigates crimes and chases crooks with great self-assuredness in his powers of deduction. But he is always wrong. The hero of these stories is not Rupert, but his older brother, Basil Grant, a retired judge.
9 de jul. de 2014 · The Club of Queer Trades is full of whimsical short stories by the brilliant and witty English author, G.K. Chesterton. Improbable plots, marvelously funny episodes, evocative descriptions of late Victorian London distinguish delightful tales focusing on a club devoted to completely original and unusual professions.
The Club of Queer Trades. Paperback – 15 Feb. 2021. by G.K. Chesterton (Author) 67. See all formats and editions. The six “Club” tales contained in this volume are an excellect near-parody of detective stories the late 19th and early 20th century (and in particular of the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). Together, they ...
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12 de abr. de 2013 · All six stories are connected to the Club of Queer Trades, a highly unusual and eccentric club composed of members who have created unique and original ways of making a living. We "solve" these mysteries in the company of Basil Grant, an ex-judge, who somehow manages to be both edgy and vague at the same time.
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