Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) - A sketch depicting a ...

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) - A sketch depicting a huntsman and horn, with the following script in ink: 'She was always asleep (and she maybe so still) when the horn of the hunter was heard on the hill.' pencil on a postcard printed 'Top Meadow, Beaconsfield' verso, This is a playful parade written by Chesterton poking fun at the Irish song of 1837 - Kathleen Mavourneen, unsigned, sheet: 11.2 x 18.8 cm. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific author particularly known for the series of 52 short stories 'Father Brown'. Provenance: Family descent to the present owner.

Estimate:£50

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