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The Complete Father Brown

by G.K. Chesterton · 1910

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Forty-nine quietly sensational cases investigated by the high-priest of detective fiction

FATHER BROWN

Immortalized in these famous stories, G.K. Chesterton's endearing amateur sleuth has entertained countless generations of readers. For, as his admirers know, Father Brown's cherubic face and unworldly simplicity, his glasses and his huge umbrella, disguise a quite uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.

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This Penguin omnibus edition contains

* The Innocence of Father Brown

* The Wisdom of Father Brown

* The Incredulity of Father Brown

* The Secret of Father Brown

* The Scandal of Father Brown

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Themes
ChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Subject
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 718 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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