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The Complete Father Brown Hardcover – December 1, 1987

by G. K. Chesterton (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 114 ratings
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The complete series of Father Brown mysteries
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  1. Language
    English
  2. Publisher
    Doubleday Books
  3. Publication date
    December 1, 1987
  4. ISBN-10
    1568650981
  5. ISBN-13
    978-1568650982
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Doubleday Books (December 1, 1987)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1568650981
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1568650982
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 114 ratings

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G.K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a prolific English journalist and author best known for his mystery series featuring the priest-detective Father Brown and for the metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday. Baptized into the Church of England, Chesterton underwent a crisis of faith as a young man and became fascinated with the occult. He eventually converted to Roman Catholicism and published some of Christianity's most influential apologetics, including Heretics and Orthodoxy.

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LuLu
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book - it amazes me that G
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2015
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What a great book - it amazes me that G.K. Chesterton was able to write about so many different scenarios in his fifty-one short stories about Father Brown without becoming bogged down in formula writing. Every so often he uses a turn of phrase that really makes one think to a deeper level. In "The Sign of the Broken Sword' Fr. Brown is explaining a story of a ruthless murder to his friend, Flambeau (ex thief). Flambeau replies, …'do you mean it was worse than that?" "Worse than that," said Paul like a grave echo. Bibliographer R. J. Bayer maintained that the reply was a reference to the priest, and that Chesterton had made a mistake as Fr. Brown's first name was thought to be John. But when I read this, I had the strange feeling that Chesterton meant it as an echo from the grave of St. Paul who had been so ruthless in his early persecutions of the Christians. I think that Chesterton was too wise a writer to make that obvious of a slip of the pen. You will have to read the whole story - I dislike spoilers! If you purchase this book, remember to put yourself back in time 100plus years and enjoy! Fr. Brown always figures out who did the bad deed, but sometimes the bad guy gets away.
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Gordon Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I wanted
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021
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Wasn't looking for oemsfancy; just an inexpensive book with ALL of GKC's Father Brown stories. Got what I wanted at a reasonable price. Now, I'm looking for an inexpensive copy of a book containing the complete poems of Chesterton.
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M. Akers
4.0 out of 5 stars Good volume
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021
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I read my other Fr. Brown collection to the point where it fell apart. This one looks like it will hold together better. Love my Chesterton.
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Deanna Spears
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift and a great price!
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021
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This was a gift for my nephew who has read similar books and has been wanting to purchase this book. He was so excited and can't wait to get reading!
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lower lakota
5.0 out of 5 stars Father Brown rediscovered
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2014
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I read a number of the Father Brown stories years ago in college.
Almost by chance I remembered how much I enjoyed them back then so I just had to get this collection.
And I'm enjoying them again. But like all good detective stories, one has to read carefully even though
they are "short" stories.
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Teresa H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Chesterton has the gift of that great, intelligent
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018
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G. K. Chesterton has the gift of that great, intelligent, English dry wit. I love these stories!
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Jessica
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the same cover as advetised
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2021
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Ordered from this seller specifically because I wanted the cover (version) that is displayed. Instead I receive a different/newer book cover. Would have liked to receive book as advertised.
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Lynnette Dawn Roberts
4.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Father Brown Collection (Illustrated)
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2013
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The Complete Father Brown Collection (Illustrated)
Chesterton created one of the most endearing of sleuths in Father Brown: self-effacing but with a gentle wit and irony that makes for a very entertaining read. There were times when the dating of the book became obvious, especially in some of the non-PC references, but this was balanced by the clever plotting and timeless wisdom and compassion of its protagonist.
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Carol Asselin
1.0 out of 5 stars couldn't read
Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2018
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love the tv series but the books are very different, couldn't read it
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