Download or read book The Paradoxes of Mr Pond written by G. K. Chesterton and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2011-12-11 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr Pond was a small, neat civil servant. There was nothing remarkable about him at all - except a pointed beard. However, he tells the most fascinating stories and has an unorthodox way of solving crimes and mysteries. The eight stories include that of a Marshal's plan which goes tragically wrong because, paradoxically, his soldiers obey him.