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The Flying Inn is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) (1874–1936).
Catalogue synopsis
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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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Flying Inn
- Author credits: Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) (1874–1936)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Fiction
- England -- Fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Fiction
- Humorous stories
- Prohibition -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
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