The Flying Inn is a novel first published in 1914 by G.K. Chesterton. It is set in a future England where a bizarre form of "Progressive" Islam has triumphed and largely dominates the political and social life of the country. Because of this, alcohol sales are effectively prohibited. The plot centers around the adventures of Humphrey Pump and Captain Patrick Dalroy, who roam the country in their cart with a barrel of rum in an attempt to evade Prohibition, exploiting loopholes in the law to temporarily prevent the police taking action against them. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - A Sermon on Inns
20:13 - Chapter 2
02 - The End of Olive Island
20:34 - Chapter 3
03 - The Sign of the 'Old Ship'
16:03 - Chapter 4
04 - The Inn Finds Wings
17:15 - Chapter 5
05 - The Astonishment of the Agent
27:36 - Chapter 6
06 - The Hole in Heaven
21:37 - Chapter 7
07 - The Society of Simple Souls
20:06 - Chapter 8
08 - Vox Populi Vox Dei
19:32 - Chapter 9
09 - The Higher Cristicism and Mr. Hibbs
26:32 - Chapter 10
10 - The Character of Quoodle
25:38 - Chapter 11
11 - Vegetarianism in the Drawing Room
26:38 - Chapter 12
12 - Vegetarianism in the Forest
25:00 - Chapter 13
13 - The Battle of the Tunnel
31:57 - Chapter 14
14 - The Creature that Man Forgets
18:06 - Chapter 15
15 - The Songs of the Car Club
23:21 - Chapter 16
16 - The Seven Moods of Dorian
26:14 - Chapter 17
17 - The Poet in Parliament
31:12 - Chapter 18
18 - The Republic of Peaceways
27:21 - Chapter 19
19 - The Hospitality of the Captain
23:25 - Chapter 20
20 - The Turk and the Futurists
23:16 - Chapter 21
21 - The Road to Roundabout
27:14 - Chapter 22
22 - The Chemistry of Mr. Crooke
28:46 - Chapter 23
23 - The March on Ivywood
16:29 - Chapter 24
24 - The Enigmas of Lady Joan
33:28 - Chapter 25
25 - The Finding of the Superman
09:05