The Wisdom of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton

Overview

Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 51 detective short stories. This collection features the following twelve stories. The Absence of Mr Glass, The Paradise of Thieves, The Duel of Dr Hirsch, The Man in the Passage, The Head of Caesar, The Purple Wig, The Perishing of the Pendragons, The God of the Gongs, The Salad of Colonel Cray, The Strange Crime of John Boulnois and The Fairy Tale of Father Brown.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783956763205
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	12/27/2015
Series:	Classics To Go
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	178
Sales rank:	772,229
File size:	558 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936), was an English writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, lay theologian, biographer, and literary and art critic. Chesterton is often referred to as the "prince of paradox". Time magazine has observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out." (Wikipedia)

Table of Contents

1 The Absence of Mr. Glass 7

2 The Paradise of Thieves 25

3 The Duel of Dr. Hirsch 47

4 The Man in the Passage 67

5 The Mistake of the Machine 89

6 The Head of Caesar 109

7 The Purple Wig 129

8 The Perishing of the Pendragons 151

9 The Salad of Colonel Cray 175

10 The Strange Crime of John Bulnois 193

11 The Fairy Tale of Father Brown 213

About the Author 231

Editorial Reviews

Mr. Chesterton deserves a rousing cheer—in fact, three rousing cheers—for giving us another series of real and fine detective tales.”

New York Times