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Mystery

The Innocence of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton

Amateur detective and Catholic priest Father Brown solves mysteries in this first collection of Father Brown short stories.

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First published
1911
Length
79,091 words
Reading time
About 5 hr 30 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Father Brown is a Catholic priest, but a slightly unusual one in that he’s also an amateur detective. Unlike his more famous literary cousin Sherlock , Father Brown takes a less analytical and more intuition-oriented approach to solving the many murders that he happens to come across.

This collection of short murder mysteries is Brown’s first appearance on the literary stage. In it we see him practicing his unique brand of sleuthing alongside his sometimes-partner, the reformed master criminal Flambeau.

First published 1911; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 79,091 words arranged in 14 navigable sections.

About the author

G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) is described by Wikidata as English author and Christian apologist (1874–1936), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom.

Recorded occupations include journalist, poet, novelist, autobiographer, writer, and screenwriter. Languages recorded for G. K. Chesterton include English. Wikidata lists The Club of Queer Trades, The Man Who Was Thursday, Orthodoxy, The Everlasting Man, The Napoleon of Notting Hill, and Father Brown among G. K. Chesterton's notable works. Open Library identifies Robert Browning as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 37 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Heretics, Manalive, Orthodoxy, The Club of Queer Trades, The Everlasting Man, The Incredulity of Father Brown, and The Innocence of Father Brown under G. K. Chesterton's authorship.

1874–1936

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Themes and ideas

  • England
  • Clergy
  • Detective and mystery stories, English
  • Catholics
  • Brown, Father (Fictitious character)

Table of contents

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  1. Dedication
  2. The Innocence of Father Brown
  3. The Blue Cross
  4. The Secret Garden
  5. The Queer Feet
  6. The Flying Stars
  7. The Invisible Man
  8. The Honour of Israel Gow
  9. The Wrong Shape
  10. The Sins of Prince Saradine
  11. The Hammer of God
  12. The Eye of Apollo
  13. The Sign of the Broken Sword
  14. The Three Tools of Death
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