(Complete) G.K. Chesterton in The British Review - m8b1

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G.K. Chesterton in The British Review, by G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)

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Four articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The British Review". These were published in 1913 and 1914. (Summary by Maria Therese)
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Post by silverquill »

Okay, well, stifling the impulse to claim all four sections, I'll ask just for Section One for now. I still have the Familiar Instructions to work on. :roll:
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Thanks, Larry! :mrgreen:
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Post by Owlivia »

Agreeing with Silverquill; all are fascinating.
May I claim Section 3, please?

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Of course ~ all yours! :-)
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Over to Readers Wanted..........
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Post by TrLove »

May I claim Section 2?

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All yours, Tina ~ have fun!
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Post by TrLove »

It was! I love his writing-every sentence is precisely worded.

Section 2, duration 12:45

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/gkcbritishreview_02_chesterton_128kb.mp3

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I would like to lay claim on the following:

4 The Unworldliness of Journalists Link to text (2100 Words) Open

Thank you,
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TrLove wrote: September 16th, 2021, 4:52 pm It was! I love his writing-every sentence is precisely worded.

Section 2, duration 12:45

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/gkcbritishreview_02_chesterton_128kb.mp3

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Thank you, Tina ~ it is PL OK!

Glad you enjoyed it! :-)
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yourbookvoice wrote: September 16th, 2021, 10:22 pm I would like to lay claim on the following:

4 The Unworldliness of Journalists Link to text (2100 Words) Open

Thank you,
Kerry Adams
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All yours, Kerry ~ thank you!

Over to Readers Found......
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m8b1 wrote: September 17th, 2021, 5:46 am
yourbookvoice wrote: September 16th, 2021, 10:22 pm I would like to lay claim on the following:

4 The Unworldliness of Journalists Link to text (2100 Words) Open

Thank you,
Kerry Adams
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All yours, Kerry ~ thank you!

Over to Readers Found......
You're welcome, and thank you, I'm looking forward to this.
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On the road again, so delays are possible
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Thanks, Larry!

There is one small repeat @ 21:35 "to let him..."
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