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The Flying InnG. K. Chesterton

The Flying Inn

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Original author: G. K. Chesterton

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"The Flying Inn" by G. K. Chesterton is a novel published in 1914. Set in a future England dominated by Progressive Islam and temperance laws, the story follows Humphrey Pump and Captain Patrick Dalroy as they travel the countryside with a barrel of rum, exploiting legal loopholes to evade prohibition. While the rich obtain alcohol through medical certificates, the poor are denied access. The heroes ultimately confront an Islamic military coup threatening the nation.

The Flying Inn, by G. K. Chesterton. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #59239.

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26 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter188 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: A Sermon on Inns2,768 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The End of Olive Island3,135 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Sign of “the Old Ship”2,378 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Inn Finds Wings2,925 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Astonishment of the Agent3,051 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Hole in Heaven3,173 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Society of Simple Souls2,985 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Vox Populi Vox Dei2,964 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Higher Criticism and Mr. Hibbs3,737 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Character of Quoodle3,309 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Vegetarianism in the Drawing-Room3,959 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Vegetarianism in the Forest3,775 words
  1. 14.Chapter XIII: The Battle of the Tunnel4,735 words
  2. 15.Chapter XIV: The Creature That Man Forgets3,431 words
  3. 16.Chapter XV: The Songs of the Car Club3,526 words
  4. 17.Chapter XVI: The Seven Moods of Dorian3,878 words
  5. 18.Chapter XVII: The Poet in Parliament4,863 words
  6. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Republic of Peaceways4,033 words
  7. 20.Chapter XIX: The Hospitality of the Captain3,332 words
  8. 21.Chapter XX: The Turk and the Futurists3,504 words
  9. 22.Chapter XXI: The Road to Roundabout4,204 words
  10. 23.Chapter XXII: The Chemistry of Mr. Crooke3,911 words
  11. 24.Chapter XXIII: The March on Ivywood3,178 words
  12. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Enigmas of Lady Joan3,990 words
  13. 26.Chapter XXV: The Finding of the Superman1,495 words