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The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) collects "The Blue Cross," in which Father Brown makes his first appearance, and eleven others in what is the first of five Father Brown volumes.

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If you're looking for Father Brown books by G. K. Chesterton, you've come to right place. Father Brown the fictional character brought to life by G. K. Chesterton has delighted readers for more than one hundred years since his... Read Full Overview

Chesterton portrays Father Brown as a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest, with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil. "How in Tartarus," cried Flambeau, "did you ever hear of the spiked bracelet?" -- "Oh, one's little flock, you know!"... Read Full Overview

The Innocence of Father Brown , by G.K. Chesterton , is a collection of mystery stories published in 1911. The titular character, Father Brown, is a Catholic priest who solves mysteries using his powers of observation and insight, rather than physical prowess or forensic investigation... Read Full Overview

G.K. Chesterton's first collection of detective stories featuring the unforgettable Father Brown. The stories include:The Blue Cross, The Secret Garden, The Queer Feet, The Flying Stars, The Invisible Man, The Honour of Israel GowThe Wrong Shape, The Sins of Prince Saradine,... Read Full Overview

Father Brown, an ordinary priest whose unremarkable exterior conceals extraordinary crime-solving ability, is celebrated for his solutions to metaphysical mysteries, a genre perfected by his creator, G. K. Chesterton. More than lighthearted comedies built around puzzling crimes,... Read Full Overview

In 1911, G. K. Chesterton published this first collection of twelve short stories featuring Father Brown, a priest turned detective who combines philosophical and spiritual reasoning with scientific observation to solve crimes. In doing so, Chesterton laid the foundation for... Read Full Overview

A collection of 12 short stories based on the fictional character Father Brown. A Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective, Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based the character on John O'Connor,... Read Full Overview

The Innocence of Father Brown

The Innocence of Father Brown is a 1911 collection of mystery short stories by English writer G. K. Chesterton.

Set in the early twentieth century, each of the stories centers around the cunning investigations of Father Brown, an amateur detective who uses... Read Full Overview

Father Brown is a seemingly innocent man of the cloth, whimsical yet wise, who exhibits uncanny insight into ingeniously tricky human problems. This collection includes twelve mysteries solved by the redoubtable Father Brown.

Father Brown is a seemingly innocent man of the cloth, whimsical yet wise, who exhibits uncanny insight into ingeniously tricky human problems. This collection includes twelve mysteries solved by the redoubtable Father Brown.

Father Brown is a seemingly innocent man of the cloth, whimsical yet wise, who exhibits uncanny insight into ingeniously tricky human problems. This collection includes twelve mysteries solved by the redoubtable Father Brown.

**"The Innocence of Father Brown"** is a collection of mystery short stories written by G.K. Chesterton, first published in 1911. The stories feature the character Father Brown, a humble and unassuming Catholic priest who has an extraordinary ability to solve crimes. Unlike the... Read Full Overview

The Innocence of Father Brown is the first, and in many people's view the best, collection of Chesterton's much-loved Father Brown stories. Father Brown, the unassuming Roman Catholic Priest from East Anglia, has long been a favorite of detective story fans everywhere for his... Read Full Overview

This premium quality edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Innocence of Father Brown, including twelve stories featuring G.K Chesterton's mystery-solving priest, printed on heavy, bright white paper in a large 6"x9" format, with page... Read Full Overview

Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was by no means conspicuous-nor wished to be. There was nothing notable about him, except a slight... Read Full Overview