Complete and unabridged paperback edition. Manalive (1912) is a book by G. K. Chesterton detailing a popular theme both in his own philosophy, and in Christianity, of the "holy fool", such as in Dostoevsky's The Idiot and Cervantes' Don Quixote. Description from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Complete and unabridged paperback edition. Manalive (1912) is a book by G. K. Chesterton detailing a popular theme both in his own philosophy, and in Christianity, of the "holy fool", such as in Dostoevsky's The Idiot and Cervantes' Don Quixote. Description from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Add this copy of Manalive to cart. $30.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Independently published.
Add this copy of Manalive to cart. $58.08, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Independently published.
Manalive is the quirky and wild tale of a man who really is alive. The story of which comes out at his trial as a burglar, runaway and a polygamist. It takes living life to the fullest to the next step. Innocent Smith is the giant of a man on trial when he comes to an inn and interrupts the regular and, it was stated as a, insanely boring lifestyle of the patrons living there. Provoking picnics on rooftops and wooing the shy and quiet girl. When an two detectives arrive to arrest him. The patrons demand a trial for his defense and so the story begins. Not Chesterton's best but truly a wonderful story that draws you into the world of what Chesterton's life must have been like. Mostly dialog and recounting of stories filled with his personal philosophies, it would be tiresome if his philosophies were not so very exiting.
