num_pages: 280
description: The Innocence of Father Brown is the first, and in many people's view the best, collection of Chesterton's much-loved Father Brown stories. Father Brown, the unassuming Roman Catholic Priest from East Anglia, has long been a favorite of detective story fans everywhere for his charming anddisarming personality and his infallible ability to solve crimes by skillful intuitive methods.As well as annotation, Martin Gardner provides a substantial introduction placing the stories in the context of Chesterton's other work, and includes a selection of the many delightful illustrations the stories have inspired. There is also a very full bibliography.About the Martin Gardner, world famous as a popular writer on mathematics and science, is also well known for his annotated editions of classics of English Literature, especially The Annotated Alice . His other publications include Good, Bad and Bogus and The Whys of a Political Scrivener .
language: English
title: The Annotated Innocence of Father Brown
titlecomplete: The Annotated Innocence of Father Brown
characters: Father Brown, Hercule Flambeau, Aristide Valentin
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Mystery, British Literature, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Christian, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 16399
places: United Kingdom
series: Father Brown
publisher: Oxford University Press