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The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses

by Gilbert K. Chesterton

This book of poetry by G. K. Chesterton, originally published in 1922, contain 35 poems on a variety of subjects.

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English

Original Language

English

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1922

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Chesterton wrote around 80 books, several hundred poems, some 200 short stories, 4,000 essays (mostly newspaper columns), and several plays. He was a literary and social critic, historian, playwright,...

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