The Best of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton

Overview

The father of modern detectives

As punctilious as Poirot, as Miss Marple and as sharp as Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown ranks higher than all of them in the pantheon of literary sleuths. For the confessional, this humble, innocent little priest has gained a deep intuitive knowledge of the paradoxes of human nature. So when murder, mayhem, and mystery stalk smart society, only father Brown can be counted upon to discover the startling truth.

The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction and chronology of Chesterton's life and times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780460873956
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	12/15/1993
Series:	Father Brown Series
Edition description:	4th Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	1,068,022
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.70(d)

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.

Table of Contents

TOC: The Secret of Father Brown; The Secret Garden; The Queer Feet; The Invisible Man; The Wrong Shape; The Hammer of God; The Absence of Mr. Glass; The Man in the Passage; The Mistake of the Machine; The Purple Wig; The Arrow of Heaven; The Oracle of the Dog; The Doom of the Darnaways; The Mirror of the Magistrate; The Song of the Flying Fish; The Vampire of the Village.