Father Brown is an insightful sleuth who travels far and wide to solve a new set of mysteries that require his unique skills and wisdom. This selection of short stories also includes a variety of locales from Italy to Cornwall and everywhere in between. Once again, Father Brown has found himself at the center of the action. The Wisdom of Father Brown is the follow-up to G.K. Chesterton's first entry, The Innocence of Father Brown. The sequel builds upon the growing popularity of the amateur detective whose unusual methods deliver positive results. This collection of stories includes "The Man in the Passage," "The Head of Caesar," and "The Perishing of the Pendragons." Each tale is an exhilarating read full of twists, turns and welcome surprises. The Wisdom of Father Brown is the second installment in the famous line of detective stories. The beloved title character is a fixture in the genre spawning television shows and film adaptations. The Wisdom of Father Brown is a delightful addition to its enduring legacy. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Wisdom of Father Brown is both modern and readable.
Father Brown is a fictional detective created by G. K. Chesterton. To be exact, he is called Father J. Brown, though we are never told what the initial stands for,...
The Wisdom of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton
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This particular volume contains twelve of Chesterton's original Father Brown adventures, first published as individual short stories and collected and published in book form under the title "The Wisdom of Father Brown" in 1914.
The tales in this collection are short, easy reads with strong plots, all connected by the clever cleric's intuitive understanding of the dark side of human nature." --
Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who appears in 50 short stories.
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The Father Brown Stories is a large collecton of stories by a wonderfulEnglish writer G. K. Chesterton.The main character of these stories is a fctonal person, a Catholic priest.
"The Wisdom of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton: " Publisher: Kindle E-Book Edition: ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-097-5 This is the second book of short stories about G. K. Chesterton's fictional detective.
Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr. John O'Connor (1870-1952), a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922.This is an annotated edition with a brief biography of the author.