The Trees of Pride

Name: The Trees of Pride
Author: G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton

A Cornish squire, a poet and a doctor discover the old legend of the peacock trees, man-eating, say the villagers, and a wager over a house in Cornwall leads to a mystery about pride, pleasure and the cost of defying nature. A short fantastic tale in four chapters.

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