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    The Second Father Brown Collection: The Incredulity of Father Brown & The Secret of Father Brown
    The First Father Brown Collection: The Innocence of Father Brown & The Wisdom of Father Brown
    Audiobook series2 titles

    The Father Brown Collection Series

    Written by Gilbert Keith Chesterton

    Narrated by Kirsten Wever, Brian Roberg and Martin Clifton

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    About this series

    The Second Father Brown Collection includes two collections of short stories featuring Father Brown.
    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.
    Included in this collection:
    1. The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926): 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 / The Ghost of Gideon Wise
    2. The Secret of Father Brown (1927): 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 / The Secret of Flambeau
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParolita Libro
    Release dateApr 1, 2020
    The Second Father Brown Collection: The Incredulity of Father Brown & The Secret of Father Brown
    The First Father Brown Collection: The Innocence of Father Brown & The Wisdom of Father Brown

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      The First Father Brown Collection: The Innocence of Father Brown & The Wisdom of Father Brown
      The First Father Brown Collection: The Innocence of Father Brown & The Wisdom of Father Brown

      The First Father Brown Collection: The Innocence of Father Brown & The Wisdom of Father Brown

      Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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      4/5 - 5 ratings

      The First Father Brown Collection includes two collections of short stories featuring Father Brown. 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. Included in this collection: 1. The Innocence of Father Brown (1911): 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 / The Three Tools of Death 2. The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914): 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 / The Fairy Tale of Father Brown

      The First Father Brown Collection includes two collections of short stories featuring Father Brown. 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. Included in this collection: 1. The Innocence of Father Brown (1911): 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 / The Three Tools of Death 2. The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914): 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 / The Fairy Tale of Father Brown

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      The Second Father Brown Collection: The Incredulity of Father Brown & The Secret of Father Brown
      The Second Father Brown Collection: The Incredulity of Father Brown & The Secret of Father Brown

      The Second Father Brown Collection: The Incredulity of Father Brown & The Secret of Father Brown

      Gilbert Keith Chesterton
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      The Second Father Brown Collection includes two collections of short stories featuring Father Brown. 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. Included in this collection: 1. The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926): 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 / The Ghost of Gideon Wise 2. The Secret of Father Brown (1927): 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 / The Secret of Flambeau

      The Second Father Brown Collection includes two collections of short stories featuring Father Brown. 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. Included in this collection: 1. The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926): 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 / The Ghost of Gideon Wise 2. The Secret of Father Brown (1927): 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 / The Secret of Flambeau

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