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The Beloved Unlikely Crack Detective Literary Classic by G. K. Chesterton
The Innocence of Father Brown by British author G. K. Chesterton is a collection of literary short fiction first published in 1911 in the United Kingdom.
Sneak Peak
‘It was half-way through the morning, and he had not breakfasted; the slight litter of other breakfasts stood about on the table to remind him of his hunger; and adding a poached egg to his order, he proceeded musingly to shake some white sugar into his coffee, thinking all the time about Flambeau. He remembered how Flambeau had escaped, once by a pair of nail scissors, and once by a house on fire; once by having to pay for an unstamped letter, and once by getting people to look through a telescope at a comet that might destroy the world. He thought his detective brain as good as the criminal’s, which was true. But he fully realised the disadvantage. “The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic,” he said with a sour smile, and lifted his coffee cup to his lips slowly, and put it down very quickly. He had put salt in it.’
Synopsis
One of the most enduring literary figures is Father Brown, with his cherubic countenance, unworldly simplicity, glasses, and large umbrella.
Although G. K. Chesterton’s Roman Catholic priest appears to be a hapless unassuming man of the cloth, looks can be deceiving. Father Brown is successful in apprehending even the most elusive offenders thanks to his keen observation and unfailing understanding of human frailties, which he acquired from years of listening to confessions.
Included stories:
- The Blue Cross
- The Secret Garden
- The Queer Feet
- The Flying Stars
- The Invisible Man
- The Honour of Israel Gow
- The Wrong Shape
- The Sins of Prince Saradine
- The Hammer of God
- The Eye of Apollo
- The Sign of the Broken Sword
- The Three Tools of Death
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Title Details
✓ Original 1911 text
✓ Literary fiction, Short stories
✓ 5.5 x 8.5 in
✓ Matte Cover
✓ Cream Paper
