# The Incredulity of Father Brown

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THE INCREDULITY OF FATHER BROWN
THE INCREDULITY OF FATHER BROWN
By G. K. CHESTERTON
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney
First publishedJune 1926 Second ImpressionAugust 1926
Printed in Great Britain
To PATRICIA BURKE
* CONTENTS
* PAGE
* 1.The Resurrection of Father Brown................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* 2.The Arrow of Heaven................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
* 3.The Oracle of the Dog................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................71
* 4.The Miracle of Moon Crescent................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................106
* 5.The Curse of the Golden Cross................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................145
* 6.The Dagger with Wings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................188
* 7.The Doom of the Darnaways................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................225
* 8.The Ghost of Gideon Wise................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................266
​NOTE.—I do not know if it is necessary to say, of stories so slight, that the archæology and history are largely assumed for the sake of the story. Problems of a very similar sort do exist; but I have deliberately avoided reproducing any real one.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.
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