![]() ![]() The stories are of the dashing and brilliant kind that Stevenson invented - exciting tales told in artistic manner by a first-class literary hand. 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 12 stories included here are: The Blue Cross, The Secret Garden, The Queer Feet, The Flying Stars, The Invisible Man, The Honour of Israel Gow, The Wrong Shape, The Sins of Prince, Saradine, The Hammer of God, The Eye of Apollo, The Sign of the Broken Sword, The Three Tools of Death. With Father Brown the author has entered upon a new literary field in a series of detective stories. The best accounts of his life are to be found in his own Autobiography, published soon after his death in 1936, and in Miss Maisie Ward’s Life of him. 2013 by G K Chesterton (Author) 2,284 ratings Kindle Edition from 0.00 Read with Our Free App Paperback 14.99 13 Used from 1.37 18 New from 8.99 Note: This item is eligible for FREE Click and Collect without a minimum order subject to availability. Based on a parish priest who was partially responsible for Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922, Brown is a stubby Catholic priest equipped with a large umbrella, a formless outfit and a sharp insight into the human nature. Probably his most famous stories are those of ‘Father Brown’, but he wrote much about every conceivable subject under or beyond the sun. With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.Father Brown, one of the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge. The Complete Father Brown Stories Paperback 10 Jan. ![]() The star of these stories is Father Brown, a character created by writer G. ![]()
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