Length9h 34m
About this audiobook
Many of Chesterton's reflections are timeless and startlingly prescient. He was highly critical of both the naive immigration policies and the grinding dehumanisation brought about by the growth of the economy. Nonetheless, he was enthralled by the glorious ideals of the nation - founded on principles of equality, democracy and freedom - even if the essence of these ideals had been lost somewhere along the way. 'What I Saw in America' ranks among the finest of Chesterton's works, containing all of the author's virtues and vices: his wry humour, sympathy and intelligence playing devilishly against an irrepressible mischievousness. (Goodreads)
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Rating★★★★ 3.8 (386)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length9 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 11, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1What is America?
11The Extraordinary American
2A Meditation in a New York Hotel
12The Republican in the Ruins
3A Meditation in Broadway
13Is the Atlantic Narrowing?
4Irish and other Interviewers
14Lincoln and Lost Causes
5Some American Cities
15Wells and the World State
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6In the American Country
16A New Martin Chuzzlewit
7The American Business Man
17The Spirit of America
8Presidents and Problems
18The Spirit of England
9Prohibition in Fact and Fancy
19The Future of Democracy
10Fads and Public Opinion
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