A Ballade of Suicide

Author(s): G. K. Chesterton

Genre(s): Multi-version (weekly And Fortnightly Poetry)

Narrators: Algy Pug, CaprishaPage, David Lawrence, Ezwa, Fshort, Snapdragon, Jason Mills, April Gonzales, Jannie Meisberger, Julia Niedermaier, Lee Ann Howlett, Leonard Wilson, Martin Geeson, MJ Franck, Rhonda Federman, Rhajimas Holmes, Ravenotation, Ekzemplaro

Number of Chapters: 18

Length: 38 minutes

Language: English

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of A Ballade of Suicide by G. K. Chesterton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 20, 2012.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer. He published works on philosophy, ontology, poetry, plays, journalism, public lectures and debates, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics, and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out." For example, Chesterton wrote "Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it." (Summary by Wikipedia )