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. Included also are eight illustrations reproduced from the first edition. 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. So Chesterton is really in the vanguard for mystery as a. Even Sayers didn’t publish her first Lord Peter Wimsey mystery until 1923. Agatha Christie didn’t publish her first mystery until 1920. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle only started his Sherlock Holmes stories in 1887. The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) was the first collection of stories featuring the ecclesiastical sleuth and is widely considered the best. The short stories in The Innocence of Father Brown were published in 1910. More than lighthearted comedies built around puzzling crimes, these superbly written tales contain deeply perceptive philosophical reflections. 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.
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