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The Innocence of Father Brown
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The Innocence of Father Brown Tapa dura - 2005

de G. K. Chesterton

Acerca de este libro

The star of these stories is Father Brown, a character created by writer G. K. Chesterton. 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. 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. 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 stories are of the dashing and brilliant kind that Stevenson invented — exciting tales told in artistic manner by a first-class literary hand.

Resumen

The star of these stories is Father Brown, a character created by writer G. K. Chesterton. 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. The stories included here are:The Blue CrossThe Secret GardenThe Queer FeetThe Flying StarsThe Invisible ManThe Honour of Israel GowThe Wrong ShapeThe Sins of Prince SaradineThe Hammer of GodThe Eye of ApolloThe Sign of the Broken SwordThe Three Tools of Death

Información de la editorial

The first of G.K. Chesterton's books about seemingly hapless sleuth Father Brown, "The Innocence of Father Brown" collects twelve classic tales: "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," and "The Three Tools of Death."

"Father Brown is a direct challenge to the conventional detective and in many ways he is more amusing and ingenious." --Saturday Review

Identificación de primeras ediciones

This first collection of Father Brown stories published by Cassell and Company in London in 1911. 5,000 copies in the first printing. 

Detalles

  • Título The Innocence of Father Brown
  • Autor G. K. Chesterton
  • Encuadernación Tapa dura
  • Páginas 188
  • Volúmenes 1
  • Idioma ENG
  • Editorial Wildside Press
  • Fecha de publicación October 21, 2005
  • ISBN 9781557424242 / 1557424241
  • Peso 0.95 libras (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensiones 9 x 6 x 0.56 pulgadas (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.42 cm)
  • Nivel de lectura 1010
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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