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The Flying Inn

The Flying Inn

by Gilbert Keith Chesterton

FictionDrinking of alcoholic beveragesProhibitionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, humorous, general
4.0
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About this book

Like many of Chesterton's works, The Flying Inn is a humorous, satirical romp that conceals beneath a playful exterior important and thoughtful philosophical insights on religion, the nature of the state, political oversight and authority, and the roots of human liberty. The rollicking story follows the adventures of two friends-- one a humble English innkeeper and the other a boisterous Irish soldier, who go on the lam to escape a tyrannical decree prohibiting the sale of alcohol. They are pursued across the countryside, dispensing good cheer (and rum) wherever they alight-- and finally succeed in raising a rebellion of the common man against the political class who have decided they know best how a man must live his life, and can enforce their views by the power of the state.

Themes & subjects

FictionDrinking of alcoholic beveragesProhibitionBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, humorous, generalFiction, fantasy, general

Setting

England

About the author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton

29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936

**Gilbert Keith Chesterton** was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist.

Author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Pages

216

Read time

≈ 5h

Editions

107

Languages

English, Spanish, French

Publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN

9781541118584

Where to buy

TR
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