The Annotated Innocence Of Father Brown

Father Brown, an ordinary priest whose unremarkable exterior conceals extraordinary crime-solving ability, is celebrated for his solutions to metaphysical mysteries, a genre perfected by his creator, G. K. Chesterton. More than lighthearted comedies built around puzzling crimes, these superbly written tales contain deeply perceptive philosophical reflections. The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) was the first collection of stories featuring the ecclesiastical sleuth and is widely considered the best. In this annotated edition of the collection, the Chesterton scholar Martin Gardner provides detailed notes and background information on various aspects of such stories as "The Blue Cross," "The Secret Garden," "The Invisible Man," "The Hammer of God," "The Eye of Apollo," and seven more, as well as an informative introduction and an extensive bibliography. Included also are eight illustrations reproduced from the first edition. The result is an indispensable companion for all Chesterton enthusiasts and a perfect introduction for anyone who has yet to meet the incomparable Father Brown.

A collection of 12 short stories from the Father Brown series; 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.

Short stories about the priest's solution of baffling mysteries are accompanied by background and textual notes.

Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton. ... 1. The Innocence of Father Brown, 1911. "The Blue ...

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-"The innocence of Father Brown" is the first book of the short witty, thoughtful and lyrically written mystery stories of GK Chesterton that present the modest unresolved priest who solves crimes by imagining within the mind and soul of the criminal and understanding his motives . The stories are full of paradoxes, spiritual insight and "Chestertonian fantasy," or of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. "The innocence of Father Brown" is the first collection of mystery stories that involve the fictional character Father Brown. Inspired by Father John O'Connor, friend of GK Chesterton and Catholic priest, Father Brown became one of the best fictional characters in the stories of mystery detectives. Father Brown was a short and unsuspecting priest with glasses who would solve crimes by understanding the human mind and the soul of the criminals involved.This was a radically different approach to Sherlock Holmes impersonators, trying to exaggerate each other with strange crimes focused on physical clues. Many stories in Father Brown's innocence are full of paradoxes, an understanding of human nature and a spiritual vision of the priest with Chesterton's unique style of considering the ordinary as extraordinary.Father Brown's series has led to the inspiration of Agatha Christie and many other writers. Alfred Hitchcock also admired Father Brown's series.

The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr. John O'Connor, a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922. Chesterton portrays Father Brown as a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest, with shapeless clothes, a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil. In "The Head of Caesar" he is "formerly priest of Cobhole in Essex, and now working in London". He makes his first appearance in the story "The Blue Cross" published in 1910 and continues to appear throughout forty-eight short stories in five volumes, with two more stories discovered and published posthumously, often assisted in his crime-solving by the reformed criminal M. Hercule Flambeau.

The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective who is featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936 written by English novelist G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr. John O'Connor (1870-1952), a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922. Chesterton portrays Father Brown as a short, stumpy Roman Catholic priest, with shapeless clothes, a large umbrella, and an uncanny insight into human evil. In "The Head of Caesar" he is "formerly priest of Cobhole in Essex, and now working in London". He makes his first appearance in the story "The Blue Cross" published in 1910 and continues to appear throughout forty-eight short stories in five volumes, with two more stories discovered and published posthumously, often assisted in his crime-solving by the reformed criminal M. Hercule Flambeau.