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How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)Formatted for e-readerIllustratedAbout The Complete Father Brown Mysteries by G.K. ChestertonFather Brown, one of the most intelligent and attractive characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths. This collection contains the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a breathtaking manner.

This volume contains the 53 stories of Father Brown, the beloved character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 51 detective short stories (and two framing vignettes). Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor (1870–1952), a parish priest in Bradford who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922. Father Brown is a short, stumpy Roman Catholic Church priest, "formerly of Cobhole in Essex, and now working in London", with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil. Unlike the more famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown's methods tend to be intuitive rather than deductive. This volume contains ALL OF FATHER BROWN STORIES, included the three stories left out of most collections: "The Donnington Affair" "The Vampire of the Village" "The Mask of Midas" . The following is the list of Father Brown stories included in this volume: 1. The Innocence of Father Brown, 1911 "The Blue Cross", The Story-Teller, September 1910; first published as "Valentin Follows a Curious Trail", The Saturday Evening Post, 23 July 1910 "The Secret Garden", The Story-Teller, October 1910. "The Queer Feet", The Story-Teller, November 1910. "The Flying Stars", The Saturday Evening Post, 20 May 1911. "The Invisible Man", The Saturday Evening Post, 28 January 1911. "The Honour of Israel Gow" (as "The Strange Justice", The Saturday Evening Post, 25 March 1911. "The Wrong Shape", The Saturday Evening Post, 10 December 1910. "The Sins of Prince Saradine", The Saturday Evening Post, 22 April 1911. "The Hammer of God" (as "The Bolt from the Blue", The Saturday Evening Post, 5 November 1910. "The Eye of Apollo", The Saturday Evening Post, 25 February 1911. "The Sign of the Broken Sword", The Saturday Evening Post, 7 January 1911. "The Three Tools of Death", The Saturday Evening Post, 24 June 1911. 2. The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914) "The Absence of Mr Glass" "The Paradise of Thieves" "The Duel of Dr Hirsch" "The Man in the Passage" "The Mistake of the Machine" "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" "The Fairy Tale of Father Brown" 3. The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926) "The Resurrection of Father Brown" "The Arrow of Heaven" "The Oracle of the Dog" "The Miracle of Moon Crescent" "The Curse of the Golden Cross" "The Dagger with Wings" "The Doom of the Darnaways" "The Ghost of Gideon Wise" 4.The Secret of Father Brown (1927) (framing story) "The Secret of Father Brown" "The Mirror of the Magistrate" "The Man with Two Beards" "The Song of the Flying Fish" "The Actor and the Alibi" "The Vanishing of Vaudrey" "The Worst Crime in the World" "The Red Moon of Meru" "The Chief Mourner of Marne" (framing story) "The Secret of Flambeau" 5. The Scandal of Father Brown (1935) "The Scandal of Father Brown" "The Quick One" "The Blast of the Book" "The Green Man" "The Pursuit of Mr Blue" "The Crime of the Communist" "The Point of a Pin" "The Insoluble Problem" "The Donnington Affair" (1914, outside of compilations) "The Vampire of the Village" (Strand Magazine, August 1936); included in later editions of The Scandal of Father Brown, we have included it in the same way in this volume) "The Mask of Midas" (1936)

'The Complete Father Brown Mysteries' includes 24 stories featuring G. K. Chesterton's eponymous Roman Catholic sleuth. These mysteries are the original source material for the current hit BBC TV show 'Father Brown' starring Mark Williams. Chesterton's priest-sleuth was loosely based on Father John O'Connor, a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922. By bringing murder and mayhem into the genteel setting of a village parish, Chesterton pioneered the 'cozy' mystery genre which Agatha Christie and others would further develop in subsequent decades.

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout The Complete Father Brown Mysteries by G. K. ChestertonFather Brown, one of the most intelligent and attractive characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths. This collection contains the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a breathtaking manner.

"The Complete Father Brown Mysteries' by G. K. Chesterton eBook Report: This eBook of 'The Complete Father Brown Mysteries' by G. K. Chesterton has been tested on below parameters across ALL devices (including Kindle, Android, iBook, Cloud Readers etc.). It works 100% perfectly as required.SUCCESSFUL TESTS RESULTS ACROSS ALL DEVICES:1) Active Footnotes & Endnotes with One-Click navigation.2) Active Table of Contents.3) Word Wise – Enabled.4) Illustrations & Tables (if any) are available with ZOOM feature on double-click.5) Formatted for Faster Reading experience with easy Font & Page adjustments.NOTE: This is an unabridged content. Spelling errors or Typos (if any) have been corrected as per Amazon standards.About “The Complete Father Brown Mysteries” by 'G. K. Chesterton' *Immortalized in these famous stories, G.K. Chesterton's endearing amateur sleuth has entertained countless generations of readers. For, as his admirers know, Father Brown's cherubic face and unworldly simplicity, his glasses and his huge umbrella, disguise a quite uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.This omnibus edition contains* The Innocence of Father Brown* The Wisdom of Father Brown* The Incredulity of Father Brown* The Secret of Father Brown* The Scandal of Father Brown"

This collection of the Complete Father Brown Mysteries has all of the following works: The Innocence of Father Brown: 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, The Wisdom of Father Brown The Absence of Mr Glass: The Paradise of Thieves, The Duel of Dr Hirsch, The Man in the Passage, The Mistake of the Machine, 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, The Fairy Tale of Father Brown, The Incredulity of Father Brown The Resurrection of Father Brown: The Arrow of Heaven, The Oracle of the Dog, The Miracle of Moon Crescent, The Curse of the Golden Cross, The Dagger with Wings, The Doom of the Darnaways, The Ghost of Gideon Wise, The Secret of Father Brown The Secret of Father Brown: The Mirror of the Magistrate, The Man With Two Beards, The Song of the Flying Fish, The Actor and the Alibi, The Vanishing of Vaudrey, The Worst Crime in the World, The Red Moon of Meru, The Chief Mourner of Marne, The Secret of Flambeau, The Scandal of Father Brown The Scandal of Father Brown: The Quick One, The Blast of the Book, The Green Man, The Pursuit of Mr Blue, The Crime of the Communist, The Point of a Pin, The Insoluble Problem, The Vampire of the Village

How is this book unique?Unabridged (100% Original content)Formatted for e-readerFont adjustments & biography includedIllustratedAbout The Complete Father Brown Mysteries by G.K. ChestertonChesterton never stooped to mere violence to advance his stories, making this collection as suitable for younger mystery fans as it is for older fans. Like his creator, Father Brown combines practical wisdom with a sparkling sense of humor. If you love a mystery, you owe it to yourself to spend some time with Father Brown.

Dust jacket notes: "Reissued with a new Preface by the novelist and critic Auberon Waugh, this omnibus contains all the fifty-one famous Father Brown detective stories published in a single volume for the first time. Of all the great fictional detectives, none is more honestly liked than this jovial keen-witted little priest, of whom Agatha Christie wrote: 'Father Brown has always been one of my favorite sleuths...He is one of the few figures in detective fiction who can be enjoyed for his own sake, whether you are a detective fan or note.' Ellery Queen attested to his longevity, saying: 'Father Brown is one of the few characters in all fiction who - through his humanity, sagacity, personal charm and credible genius - is likely to survive the fickle years.' The reissuance of this omnibus is a testament to that survival."

How is this book unique? Original & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedShort Biography is also included15 Illustrations are included One of the best books to readBest fiction books of all timeBestselling NovelClassic historical fiction booksFather Brown is a fictional character, an amateur sleuth created in the early 1900s by English novelist G. K. Chesterton. Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor (1870–1952), a parish priest in Bradford who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922.Father Brown is a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest, "formerly of Cobhole in Essex, and now working in London", with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil. He makes his first appearance in the story "The Blue Cross" and continues through the five volumes of short stories, often assisted by the reformed criminal M. Hercule Flambeau. Father Brown also appears in a story "The Donnington Affair" that has a curious history. In the October 1914 issue of the obscure magazine The Premier, Sir Max Pemberton published the first part of the story, inviting a number of detective story writers, including Chesterton, to use their talents to solve the mystery of the murder described. Chesterton and Father Brown's solution followed in the November issue. The story was first reprinted in the Chesterton Review (Winter), 1981, pp. 1–35 and in the book Thirteen Detectives. Unlike the more famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown's methods tend to be intuitive rather than deductive. He explains his method in "The Secret of Father Brown": "You see, I had murdered them all myself... I had planned out each of the crimes very carefully. I had thought out exactly how a thing like that could be done, and in what style or state of mind a man could really do it. And when I was quite sure that I felt exactly like the murderer myself, of course I knew who he was." Brown's abilities are also considerably shaped by his experience as a priest and confessor. In "The Blue Cross", when asked by Flambeau, who has been masquerading as a priest, how he knew of all sorts of criminal "horrors," he responds, "Has it never struck you that a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins is not likely to be wholly unaware of human evil?" He also states a reason why he knew Flambeau was not a priest: "You attacked reason. It's bad theology." The stories normally contain a rational explanation of who the murderer was and how Brown worked it out. He always emphasises rationality; some stories, such as "The Miracle of Moon Crescent", "The Oracle of the Dog", "The Blast of the Book" and "The Dagger With Wings", poke fun at initially sceptical characters who become convinced of a supernatural explanation for some strange occurrence, while Father Brown easily sees the perfectly ordinary, natural explanation. In fact, he seems to represent an ideal of a devout, yet considerably educated and "civilised" clergyman. This can be traced to the influence of Roman Catholic thought on Chesterton. He is characteristically humble, and is usually rather quiet; when he does talk, he almost always says something profound. Although he tends to handle crimes with a steady, realistic approach, he believes in the supernatural as the greatest reason of all.

The Complete Father Brown Mysteries includes 24 stories featuring G. K. Chesterton’s eponymous Roman Catholic sleuth. These mysteries are the original source material for the current hit BBC TV show Father Brown starring Mark Williams. Chesterton’s priest-sleuth was loosely based on Father John O'Connor, a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922. By bringing murder and mayhem into the genteel setting of a village parish, Chesterton pioneered the ‘cozy’ mystery genre which Agatha Christie and others would further develop in subsequent decades.