Tremendous Trifles
Tremendous Trifles, published in 1909, collects thirty-nine short essays G. K. Chesterton had written for the Daily News. Each starts from something small, a piece of chalk, a cab ride, a toy theater, a train that will not stop, the contents of his pocket, and swings from it to a large claim about wonder, patriotism, art or common sense. The title announces the method: nothing is too slight to be taken seriously, and the man who cannot be astonished by a lamp-post has lost something. The pieces are brief, the paradoxes come quickly, and the collection is a good introduction to Chesterton's way of thinking before his longer books. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first essay is free.
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Is Tremendous Trifles in the public domain?
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How long does it take to read Tremendous Trifles?
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What kind of book is Tremendous Trifles?
Tremendous Trifles by G. K. Chesterton is filed under "Essays & Letters" in the Vinteuil library.
