Tales of the Long Bow

G.K. Chesterton invites you to believe the unbelievable. In these mischievous tales, impossible things simply happen - and not a single explanation is offered. A man walks through a hedge and emerges in a different century. A village celebrates a holiday that officially does not exist. A detective investigates a crime that no one will admit occurred. Chesterton pulls the long bow with gleeful abandon, stretching narrative convention until it snaps, then daring you to complain. These are tall tales in the oldest tradition: stories that know they are incredible and confess it proudly, asking only that you suspend your disbelief for the pleasure of the telling. The joy lies not in the impossible events themselves but in Chesterton's irrepressible wit, his love of paradox, and his underlying argument that the world is stranger and more wonderful than dull realism allows. For readers who have ever wanted to jump over the moon, this book opens the door.