The Green Overcoat: With Illustrations by G.K. Chesterton [ 1912 ] [Paperback]

Hilaire Belloc (Author)

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Publication Date: August 10, 2009

Originally published in 1912. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Cornell University Library (August 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1112394869
• ISBN-13: 978-1112394867
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second Best Belloc Introduction Ever, June 10, 2006

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This review is from: Green Overcoat (Select Bibliographies Reprint Series) (Hardcover)

Second only to the introduction to "Path to Rome" which may be the best introduction in all of English letters (it is titled "In Praise of This Book"), I would place the dedication to Green Overcoat. Anyone who could take the book seriously after that deserves to be disappointed. Belloc parodies not just the detective novel but a whole cast of contemporary personalities. The internal reasonings of the professor are spot on and hilarious. The wealthy industrialist is the victim of a crime instead of its perpetrator but, in classic Belloc form, manages to be the villain of the piece anyway.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tiresome detective satire, November 19, 2003

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This review is from: Green Overcoat (Select Bibliographies Reprint Series) (Hardcover)

I usually gobble up Belloc, but this one left me with a sense of indigestion. This is intended as a satirical pastiche of a number of different detective/mystery writers from the early part of the century. I don't care for that genre. There, I've said it--just shut the door on the whole lot. I suppose if you like this sort of thing, you might find it amusing. Oh, and there are funny pictures by G. K. Chesterton. Okay, maybe this book is a bit of a lark, after all. I'm still shutting the door, though.