The Wisdom of Father Brown
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About The Wisdom of Father Brown
From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest runs down bandits, traitors, and killers. Why is he so successful?After many years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it.The stories included are "The Paradise of Thieves," "The Duel of Dr. Hirsch," "The Man in the Passage," "The Mistakes of the Machine," "The Head of the Caesar," "The Purple Wig," "The Perishing of the Pendragons," "The God of the Gongs," "The Salad of the Colonel Cray," "The Strange Crime of John Boulnois" and "The Fairy Tale of Father Brown." Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.
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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 5.0 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Shorter read
- Best for
- Readers seeking father brown mysteries
Why readers are finding The Wisdom of Father Brown
The Wisdom of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton, published in 2008, is a 204-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Father Brown Mysteries.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-1-600-96427-5
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 204
