Wisdom of Father Brown, the (1914) [Collection]
by G. K. Chesterton
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Series: Father Brown
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Summary
(From the publisher):
From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest runs to earth bandits, traitors, killers. Why is he so successful?
The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it.
The stories included are:
- The Absence of Mr. Glass
- The Paradise of Thieves
- The Duel of Dr. Hirsch
- The Man in the Passage
- The Mistakes of the Machine
- The Head of the Caesar
- The Purple Wig
- The Perishing of the Pendragons
- The God of the Gongs
- The Salad of the Colonel Cray
- The Strange Crime of John Boulnois
- The Fairy Tale of Father Brown.
Original title: The Wisdom of Father Brown
Original languages:
English
Quotes:
Genre: Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Detective Story and Detectives
The following works are contained within this one:
Absence of Mr. Glass, the (1912) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Purple Wig, the (1913) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Head of the Caesar, the (1913) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Man in the Passage, the (1913) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Mistake of the Machine, the (1913) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Paradise of Thieves, the (1913) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Duel of Dr. Hirsch, the (1914) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
God of the Gongs, the (1914) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Perishing of the Pendragons, the (1914) [Short Story]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
This work is a subwork of the following works :
Father Brown Crime Stories (1990) [Omnibus Volume]
Author: G. K. Chesterton
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