Wine, Water and Song

G.K. Chesterton’s Wine, Water and Song is a collection of poems and songs from his popular novel, The Flying Inn. A volume angling for the failure of the Temperance movement in England, The Flying Inn takes place in a future England where the ban on alcohol has allowed “Progressive” Islam to take over the country’s social and political life. The story centers around two men who hope to unravel the corrupt political system and restore the legality of alcohol. Featuring one of the most famous verses from Chesterton’s canon, “The Rolling English Road,” the Wine, Water and Song collection is not only a wonderful tribute to the author’s talent, but an acknowledgment of his political views toward Temperance in England.