G. K. Chesterton · 1874 – 1936
The Ball and the Cross
1909 · a novel · Original edition
223pages
5 h 12 minreading time
5passages linked to Scripture
5links to verses
Contents
- I. A DISCUSSION SOMEWHAT IN THE AIR1
- II. THE RELIGION OF THE STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE16
- III. SOME OLD CURIOSITIES28
- IV. A DISCUSSION AT DAWN39
- V. THE PEACEMAKER51
- VI. THE OTHER PHILOSOPHER57
- VII. THE VILLAGE OF GRASSLEY-IN-THE-HOLE70
- VIII. AN INTERLUDE OF ARGUMENT79
- IX. THE STRANGE LADY86
- X. THE SWORDS REJOINED101
- XI. A SCANDAL IN THE VILLAGE119
- XII. THE DESERT ISLAND133
- XIII. THE GARDEN OF PEACE141
- XIV. A MUSEUM OF SOULS150
- XV. THE DREAM OF MACIAN163
- XVI. THE DREAM OF TURNBULL169
- XVII. THE IDIOT180
- XVIII. A RIDDLE OF FACES193
- XIX. THE LAST PARLEY205
- XX. DIES IRAE212