Books with title Father Brown Complete Collection

Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself... Here you will find the complete Father Brown stories in the chronological order of their original publication. The Innocence of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 1, The Wisdom of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 13, The Donnington Affair Starts at Chapter 25, The Incredulity of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 26, The Secret of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 38, The Scandal of Father Brown Starts at Chapter 48, The Mask of Midas Starts at Chapter 57.

Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936). Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature.This Complete Collection contains the stories of all published "Father-Brown"-compilations: "The Innocence of Father Brown", "The Wisdom of Father Brown", "The Incredulity of Father Brown", "The Secret of Father Brown" and "The Scandal of Father Brown".The size of the eBook is about 900 pages.

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)

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."

Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who appears in 50 short stories, which are compiled into five books and are available here in one omnibus volume. G.K. Chesterton is an extraordinary writer - able to craft vivid locations, mysterious stories, complex situations and tense atmospheres all in the space of a few pages. These books are a joy to the reader who enjoys mystery - sophisticated tales that make you think. The contents of this omnibus are: 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.

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