A Short History of England

Name: A Short History of England
Author: G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton

Chesterton's history of England in eighteen chapters, told as the story of a people rather than of its kings: from the Roman province and the age of legends to the Crusades, Merry England, the rebellion of the rich, the Puritans, the Whigs and the return of the barbarian.

Source: Chapter divisions as printed; Gutenberg front and back matter dropped, line wraps joined, underscored italics converted, double hyphens set as em dashes. Raw text in sources/en-US-originals/.