Father Brown
Subtitle: the essential tales
By: G.K. Chesterton ;  introduction by P.D. James.
Contributors: James, P. D.
Edition: Modern Library pbk. ed.
Series: The Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Brown, Father (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Detective and mystery stories, English; Catholics -- Fiction; Clergy -- Fiction; England -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Presents a collection of fifteen short stories that feature the exploits of Father Brown, a seemingly doddering priest with a keen ability to solve crimes.
Table of contents: title: The blue cross; title: The secret garden; title: The queer feet; title: The flying stars; title: The invisible man; title: The honour of Israel Gow; title: The sins of Prince Saradine; title: The hammer of god; title: The three tools of death; title: The absence of Mr. Glass; title: The paradise of thieves; title: The man in the passage; title: The head of Caesar; title: The purple wig; title: The strange crime of John Boulnois.