The Flying Inn by G.K. Chesterton

Name: The Flying Inn by G.K. Chesterton
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The Flying Inn by G.K. Chesterton

This is the complete and unabridged text of G.K. Chesterton’s classic satirical dystopian novel, The Flying Inn. This edition is available exclusively in the Sweet Sequels shop. This beautiful paperback edition features original cover art.

Published in 1914, The Flying Inn follows Patrick Delroy, larger-than-life Irish soldier, and Humphrey Pump, a displaced English innkeeper, as they navigate a dystopian England in which an eccentric political alliance has outlawed alcohol and forced the closure of all traditional inns and taverns across the country. Delroy and Pump exploit a loophole in the law to create a mobile, pop-up tavern, always staying one step ahead of the law and fueling a wildly comedic, underground rebellion.

ABOUT GK CHESTERTON:

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936) was a man of many faces. At face value, an author; but in the folds, a philosopher; a literary, art, and social critic; a Catholic theologian; a writer of mysteries; a historian; a debater; a poet; an apologist. He wrote around 80 books, several hundred poems, around 200 short stories, 4,000 essays, and several plays. He is often referred to as the “prince of paradox,” thanks to his propensity to take popular sayings, proverbs, and allegories and turn them on their heads. G.K. Chesterton has influenced many great men in his life, notably J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. His greatest works include his Father Brown detective stories, novel The Man Who Was Thursday, and theological works Heretics and Orthodoxy.

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