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Father Brown Mysteries Chesterton, G.K. G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), British author, essayist, and theologian, was also an accomplished mystery writer. He produced between 1910 and 1935 a number of short stories (collected into five volumes) featuring the unlikely sleuth and Roman Catholic priest Father Brown. The humble priest’s unassuming air, masking a profound knowledge of human nature, enabled him to solve many a mystery. The Father Brown stories are available from the New Bern-Craven County public Library in a one-volume edition. Audio tapes are also available for The Innocence of Father Brown and the Wisdom of Father Brown. The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) Short story collection containing: 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. The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914) Short story collection containg: The Absence of Mr. Glass, The Paradise of Thieves, The Duel of Dr. Hirsch, The Man in the Passage, The Mistake of the Machine, The Head of Caesar, The Purple Wig, The Perishing of the Pendragons, The God of the Gongs, The Salad of Colonel Cray, The Strange Crime of John Boulnois, and The Fairy Tale of Father Brown. The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926) Short story collection containing: The Resurrection of Father Brown, The Arrow of Heaven, The Oracle of the Dog, The Miracle of Moon Crescent, The Curse of the Golden Cross, The Dagger with Wings, The Doom of the Darnaways, and The Ghost of Gideon Wise. The Secret of Father Brown (1927) Short story collection containing: The Secret of Father Brown, The Mirror of the Magistrate, The Man With Two Beards, The Song of the Flying Fish, The Actor and the Alibi, The Vanishing of Vaudrey, The Worst Crime in the World, The Red Moon of Meru, The Chief Mourner of Marne, and The Secret of Flambeau. The Scandal of Father Brown (1935) Short story collection containing: The Scandal of Father Brown, The Quick One, The Blast of the Book, The Green Man, The Pursuit of Mr Blue, The Crime of the Communist, The Point of a Pin, The Insoluble Problem, and The Vampire of the Village. .

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