The Innocence of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton, United Holdings Group (Created by)

Overview

The Innocence of Father Brown was written by G.K. Chesterton and first published in 1911. The Innocence of Father Brown is the first book of G.K. Chesterton's ingenious, thoughtful, and lyrically written mystery stories featuring the unassuming little priest who solves crimes by imagining himself inside the mind and soul of criminals, thus understanding their motives. The stories are full of paradox, spiritual insight, and "Chestertonian fantasy," or seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. Father Brown is a direct challenge to the conventional detective and in many ways he is more amusing and ingenious.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612981994
Publisher:	United Holdings Group
Publication date:	01/29/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	347 KB

About the Author

British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies. A man of strong opinions, with a humorous style that earned him the title of the "prince of paradox," he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative": he was a literary critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet. His thousands of essays and 80 books remain among the most beloved in the English language.