Project Gutenberg 1999-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 439 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) The Club of Queer Trades Produced by Anonomous Project Gutenberg Volunteers, and David Widger "The Club of Queer Trades" by G. K. Chesterton is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century. The book introduces a unique society where membership is based on the invention of entirely new trades, leading to eccentric and humorous narratives involving intriguing characters such as the meticulous Major Brown and the insightful Basil Grant. The opening of the book unveils the narrator's discovery of the Club of Queer Trades, describing the vibrant yet chaotic atmosphere of London as he reflects on his collection of clubs. We are introduced to Major Brown, a retired military man whose life takes a surreal turn when he encounters a peculiar set of circumstances surrounding yellow pansies and a mysterious threat against him. As his story unfolds, it reveals an adventure filled with comic absurdity and a script that portrays the clash between mundane life and the extraordinary. The stage is set for further adventures and misadventures of unique characters navigating the whimsical world created by Chesterton. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories, English Private investigators -- England -- London -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 320877 2025-08-01T10:46:41.248865 text/html 331653 2021-02-26T00:40:21 text/html; charset=utf-8 110635 2021-02-26T00:40:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 182899 2025-08-01T10:46:47.799805 application/epub+zip 186495 2025-08-01T10:46:43.868828 application/epub+zip 181034 2025-08-01T10:46:42.768823 application/epub+zip 340203 2025-08-01T10:46:50.723803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322801 2025-08-01T10:46:47.085828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282899 2022-09-01T12:07:52.026076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275502 2025-08-01T10:46:40.734851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275378 2019-03-21T06:54:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 104643 2019-03-21T06:54:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18724 2025-08-01T10:46:50.870784 application/rdf+xml 13066 2025-08-01T10:46:43.265816 image/jpeg 3778 2025-08-01T10:46:43.017808 image/jpeg 178469 2025-08-01T10:46:41.272836 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia