The Complete Father Brown Stories (Centaur Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01ETZN9RC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 598 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Chesteron was born in 1874. Chesterton was published in 2011. A prolific writer throughout his life, his best-known books include The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904), The Man Who Knew Too Much(1922), The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) and the Father Brown stories. He attended the Slade School of Art, where he appears to have suffered a nervous breakdown, before turning his hand to journalism. He has written widely on English literature from the nin
. The Complete Father Brown, 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
lental said Lots of great short mysteries. I have been reading Agatha Christie mysteries for years and noted in one of the biogrqphical sketches about her that she and Chesterton were contemporaries and collaborators. So when I finished a "Complete Collection" of Christie works which wss nowhere near complete, I decided to give Father Brown a try.Based on another review, I understand that three key works are not included in this "complete" collection and while that is disappointing, I feel that I have already gotten my 99-cents worth. I have been reading this book for w. Innocence, Incredulity, Wisdom, Secrecy and Scandal Gord Wilson A friend of mine recently bought this omnibus volume as a gift for a lover of detective fiction. For that it's probably perfect. Having said that, I rather prefer the separate paperbacks of Father Brown's cases which consist of, I think, The Innocence, Incredulity, Wisdom, Secret and Scandal of Father Brown.Why? Smaller to carry around and pass on to the next hungry reader. New readers can sample a few stories to see if these books are their cup of tea. The real reason, though, is if you get this big paperback it's too tempting. Mystery Girl said Incomplete!. Amazon has somehow confused two similar but separate books in the same listing. I was very disappointed to find that one of these "Complete" collections, the one with the color cover, leaves out at least three important Father Brown stories, including "The Donnington Affair" and "Mask of Midas." Without these it's really nothing you couldn't pick up for free at Gutenberg or other online book sites. For a more complete version I chose The Complete Father Brown Mysteries [Annotated, With Introduction, Rare Additional Material] (w
This book contains the complete Father Brown stories in the chronological order of their original publication.- The Innocence of Father Brown- The Wisdom of Father Brown- The Donnington Affair- The Incredulity of Father Brown- The Secret of Father Brown- The Scandal of Father Brown - The Mask of Midas