The Annotated Innocence Of Father Brown

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 338 pages
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Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780486143224

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Father Brown, an ordinary priest whose unremarkable exterior conceals extraordinary crime-solving ability, is celebrated for his solutions to metaphysical mysteries, a genre perfected by his creator, G. K. Chesterton. More than lighthearted comedies built around puzzling crimes, these superbly written tales contain deeply perceptive philosophical reflections. The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) was the first collection of stories featuring the ecclesiastical sleuth and is widely considered the best. In this annotated edition of the collection, the Chesterton scholar Martin Gardner provides detailed notes and background information on various aspects of such stories as "The Blue Cross," "The Secret Garden," "The Invisible Man," "The Hammer of God," "The Eye of Apollo," and seven more, as well as an informative introduction and an extensive bibliography. Included also are eight illustrations reproduced from the first edition. The result is an indispensable companion for all Chesterton enthusiasts and a perfect introduction for anyone who has yet to meet the incomparable Father Brown.

Author : Gilbert Keith Chesterton,Martin Gardner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192821644

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Short stories about the priest's solution of baffling mysteries are accompanied by background and textual notes.

Author : G K Chesterton
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798555621283

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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. ... 1. The Innocence of Father Brown, 1911. "The Blue ...

Author : G K Chesterton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
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Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798609421791

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Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-"The innocence of Father Brown" is the first book of the short witty, thoughtful and lyrically written mystery stories of GK Chesterton that present the modest unresolved priest who solves crimes by imagining within the mind and soul of the criminal and understanding his motives . The stories are full of paradoxes, spiritual insight and "Chestertonian fantasy," or of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. "The innocence of Father Brown" is the first collection of mystery stories that involve the fictional character Father Brown. Inspired by Father John O'Connor, friend of GK Chesterton and Catholic priest, Father Brown became one of the best fictional characters in the stories of mystery detectives. Father Brown was a short and unsuspecting priest with glasses who would solve crimes by understanding the human mind and the soul of the criminals involved.This was a radically different approach to Sherlock Holmes impersonators, trying to exaggerate each other with strange crimes focused on physical clues. Many stories in Father Brown's innocence are full of paradoxes, an understanding of human nature and a spiritual vision of the priest with Chesterton's unique style of considering the ordinary as extraordinary.Father Brown's series has led to the inspiration of Agatha Christie and many other writers. Alfred Hitchcock also admired Father Brown's series.

Author : G K Chesterton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
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Release : 2021-03-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798721535291

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The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton. 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. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr. John O'Connor, a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922. Chesterton portrays Father Brown as a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest, with shapeless clothes, a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil. In "The Head of Caesar" he is "formerly priest of Cobhole in Essex, and now working in London". He makes his first appearance in the story "The Blue Cross" published in 1910 and continues to appear throughout forty-eight short stories in five volumes, with two more stories discovered and published posthumously, often assisted in his crime-solving by the reformed criminal M. Hercule Flambeau.

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1718881584

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The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton Pdf

The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton. 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. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. 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. Chesterton portrays Father Brown as a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest, with shapeless clothes, a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil. In "The Head of Caesar" he is "formerly priest of Cobhole in Essex, and now working in London". He makes his first appearance in the story "The Blue Cross" published in 1910 and continues to appear throughout forty-eight short stories in five volumes, with two more stories discovered and published posthumously, often assisted in his crime-solving by the reformed criminal M. Hercule Flambeau.

Author : Gilbert K. Chesterton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:916162254

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Author : G K Chesterton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798680498323

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Twelve mysteries featuring Father Brown, the short, stumpy Catholic priest with "uncanny insight into human evil."

Author : G K Chesterton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
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Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798748524049

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Twelve mysteries featuring Father Brown, the short, stumpy Catholic priest with "uncanny insight into human evil."

Author : Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 1989
Category : Brown, Father (Fictitious character)
ISBN : OCLC:21986514

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The Innocence of Father Brown is the first of five collections of mystery stories by G.K. Chesterton starring an unimposing but surprisingly capable Roman Catholic priest. Father Brown's ability to uncover the truth behind the mystery continually surpasses that of the "experts" around him, who are fooled into underestimation by the priest's unimpressive outward appearance and, often, by their own prejudices about Christianity. Combining captivating stories and insightful commentary, The Innocence of Father Brown is a delightful read.

Author : G K Chesteron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
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Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798706833749

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With Father Brown the author has entered upon a new literary field in a series of detective stories. Strange to say, his hero is not a Sherlock Holmes or a Lecoq, but a gentle little parish priest who uses his knowledge of human nature gained in his religious work to unravel mysterious crimes which have baffled the police. The stories are of the dashing and brilliant kind that Stevenson invented - exciting tales told in artistic manner by a first-class literary hand.

Author : Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537087428

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The Innocence of Father Brown.by by Gilbert Keith Chesterton Pdf

The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) is the first of five collections of mystery stories by G. K. Chesterton starring an unimposing but surprisingly capable Roman Catholic priest. Father Brown's ability to uncover the truth behind the mystery continually surpasses that of the "experts" around him, who are fooled into underestimation by the priest's unimpressive outward appearance and, often, by their own prejudices about Christianity. Combining captivating stories and insightful commentary, The Innocence of Father Brown is a delightful read.

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 152 pages
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Release : 2016-12-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540820815

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Why buy our paperbacks? Standard Font size of 10 for all books High Quality Paper Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping 30 Days Money Back Guarantee BEWARE of Low-quality sellers Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated About The Innocence Of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton Father Brown, an ordinary priest whose unremarkable exterior conceals extraordinary crime-solving ability, is celebrated for his solutions to metaphysical mysteries, a genre perfected by his creator, G. K. Chesterton. More than lighthearted comedies built around puzzling crimes, these superbly written tales contain deeply perceptive philosophical reflections.

Author : G K Chesterton
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 212 pages
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Release : 2022-02-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798419785991

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The small Catholic priest at his best again! "The Wisdom of Father Brown" is full of tales of crime and discovery, clues and false leads and all the rest of the thrilling material which will make any normal human being sit up and keep on sitting up long past the proper hour for bed. The stories deal with the different strata of society, from the ventriloquist (in a London lodging house, who was found tied and apparently gagged, but instead of being the victim of a supposed murderer, was simply interrupted in his secret practice of new tricks) to the mysterious death of a celebrated actress almost in the presence of her five suitors, and the death of a German prince in his forest. Each story is utterly different from the others and each is told with the author's gift to create atmosphere and to keep the reader intensely entertained

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2021-06-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1649651872

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The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton Pdf

A collection of 12 short stories based on the fictional character Father Brown. A Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective, Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based the character on John O'Connor, a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922.First published in 1911, this edition is derived from the original book with 8 black & white illustrations by Sydney Seymour Lucas. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.