Collection
Status
Available
Description
There was a brief period during which Father Brown enjoyed, or rather did not enjoy, something like fame. He was a nine days' wonder in the newspapers; he was even a common topic of controversy in the weekly reviews; his exploits were narrated eagerly and inaccurately in any number of clubs and drawing-rooms, especially in America. Incongruous and indeed incredible as it may seem to any one who knew him, his adventures as a detective were even made the subject of short stories appearing in magazines.
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LibraryThing member Figgles
More stories from GKC where the modest and humble priest proves himself wiser in human nature and more rational than others when disentangling seeming supernatural murders.
LibraryThing member PaulBaldowski
Intelligent and witty tales of murder with the priestly ancestor of Columbo on hand to save the day every time. Short, engaging stories well worth reading. Well written and very effectively told. Makes me want to go out and read more Father Brown at some later date.
LibraryThing member EricCostello
As far as mysteries go, I found the stories in this collection to be a bit hit-or-miss. Some of the solutions were a bit of hide-the-ball, that required a bit of specialized knowledge. The real benefit here is the storytelling, and the settings that Chesterton sets up, which do have their
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entertainment value. The lead character himself can, incredibly, be a cipher at times. Good, though not as good as some other stories of the same vintage. Show Less
LibraryThing member leslie.98
2.5*
The mystery aspect of these stories took second place to Chesterton's theme that religious people are less gullible and superstitious than agnostics or atheists. While I enjoyed Father Brown's ability to see through the puzzles and show up the worldly hard-nosed businessmen, the mysteries were
Read in my Kindle edition of "The Complete Father Brown"
The mystery aspect of these stories took second place to Chesterton's theme that religious people are less gullible and superstitious than agnostics or atheists. While I enjoyed Father Brown's ability to see through the puzzles and show up the worldly hard-nosed businessmen, the mysteries were
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not as interesting as in the previous 2 short story collections. And no Flambeau :(Read in my Kindle edition of "The Complete Father Brown"
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ISBN
1534746900 / 9781534746909