On Running After One's Hat and Other Whimsies

This vintage book contains a collection of twenty essays on a variety of topics written by G. K. Chesterton. The essays are on unrelated subjects ranging from losing one s hat, to lying in bed, and manage to be both insightful and amusing. A great addition to any bookshelf, this volume is highly recommended for fans of Chesterton s work - and lovers of witty writing. The essays include: On Running After One's Hat, On Lying in Bed, Cheese, On Philosophy Verses Fiction, The Mistake of the Machine, What I found in My Pocket, The Perfect Game, Topsy-Turvey Land, A Tragedy of Twopence, and many more. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, theologian, critic, and biographer. We are republishing this antiquarian book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author."