Name: The wisdom of Father Brown. By: Gilbert K. Chesterton (Original Version)
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The wisdom of Father Brown. By: Gilbert K. Chesterton (Original Version)

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Physical Book

Author

G. K. Chesterton

Author

Gilbert Chesterton

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.4x20.3x0.7 cm

Weight

0.26 kg.

ISBN13

9781537086781

Synopsis "The wisdom of Father Brown. By: Gilbert K. Chesterton (Original Version)"

Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur sleuth created in the early 20th century by English novelist G. K. Chesterton. Father Brown is featured in a series of short stories where he solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. The character was loosely based by Chesterton on Father 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" and continues to appear throughout five volumes of short stories, often assisted in his crime-solving by the reformed criminal M. Hercule Flambeau. Father Brown also appears in a story, "The Donnington Affair", which has a curious history. In the October 1914 issue of an obscure magazine, The Premier, Sir Max Pemberton published the first part of the story, then invited a number of detective story writers, including Chesterton, to use their talents to solve the mystery of the murder described. Chesterton and Father Brown's solution followed in the November issue. The story was first reprinted in the Chesterton Review (Winter), 1981, pp. 1-35 in the book Thirteen Detectives.

G. K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton (London, May 29, 1874 – Beaconsfield, June 14, 1936) was a prolific British writer, author of essays, novels, poetry, biographies, and Christian apologetics. His work is characterized by irony, paradoxical wit, and a critical view of modernity. He was a prominent convert to Catholicism and an influential figure in religious and literary thought of his time. He is also known for his brilliant argumentative style and his defense of common sense.

Among his most recognized works are The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), Orthodoxy (1908), The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), Heretics (1905), The Ball and the Cross (1909), and The Resurrection of Rome (1930). He cultivated the essay, the novel of ideas, detective stories, and social and religious criticism.

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Gilbert Chesterton

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G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) fue un prolífico escritor, periodista y pensador británico, conocido por su ingenio, paradojas y defensa de la fe cristiana, especialmente tras convertirse al catolicismo en 1922; fue un maestro en géneros como el ensayo, la poesía y la novela, creando al famoso detective Padre Brown, y dejando una vasta obra que incluía crítica, biografía y reflexiones filosóficas, convirtiéndose en una figura influyente de la literatura anglosajona

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