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12 de jan. de 2008 · The Paradoxes Of Mr Pond. Paperback – January 12, 2008. Mr Pond was a small, neat civil servant. There was nothing remarkable about him at all - except a pointed beard. However, he tells the most fascinating stories and has the most unorthodox way of solving crimes and mysteries. These eight short stories include the extraordinary ‘The ...
- G K Chesterton
"The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond is Chesterton's last work of fiction, but by no means his least. It consists of eight suspenseful stories featuring one of Chesterton's most delightful amateur sleuths, a deceptively "mild little man" who knows thoroughly the ways of the world and possesses the uncanny ability to make shrewd deductions and accurate intuitive guesses.
The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond is G. K. Chesterton's final collection of detective stories, published after his death in 1936. The main characters in the book are Mr. Pond, his friend Captain Peter Gahagan, a romantic and impulsive Irishman, and a well-known government official, Sir Hubert Wotton.
The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond is collection of short mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton, revolving around the adventures of the titular Mr. Pond. Mr. Pond is a government employee most notable for his distinct resemblance to a fish and for his habit of occasionally interjecting bits of apparent nonsense seamlessly into the middle of his ordinarily sensible conversation.
The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond is G. K. Chesterton's final collection of detective stories, published after his death in 1936.The main characters in the book are Mr. Pond, his friend Captain Peter Gahagan, a romantic and impulsive Irishman, and a well-known government official, Sir Hubert Wotton.
The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond is G. K. Chesterton's final collection of detective stories, published after his death in 1936. Of the eight mysteries, seven were first printed in the Storyteller magazine.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction.
