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The Club of Queer Trades

G. K. Chesterton

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  • Book language: English
  • 113 pages

A collection of linked stories about the Club of Queer Trades, whose members earn their living in eccentric ways. The narrator and Basil Grant explore these peculiar professions, blending mystery and humour. Chesterton's playful paradoxes make it an engaging listen.

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THE CLUB OF QUEER TRADES
by G. K. Chesterton
Contents
Chapter 1.
The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown
Chapter 2.
The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation
Chapter 3.
The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit
Chapter 4.
The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent
Chapter 5.
The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd
Chapter 6.    The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady
Chapter 1. The Tremendous Adventures
of Major Brown
Rabelais, or his wild illustrator Gustave Dore, must
have had something to do with the designing of the things

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Contents

  1. THE CLUB OF QUEER TRADES
  2. Contents
  3. Chapter 1. The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown
  4. Chapter 2. The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation
  5. Chapter 3. The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit
  6. Chapter 4. The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent
  7. Chapter 5. The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd
  8. Chapter 6. The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady
  9. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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