The Innocence Of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

Kessinger Publishing, Jun 1, 2004 - Fiction - 196 pages

As Ivan explained to the guests, their host had telephoned that he was detained for ten minutes. He was, in truth, making some last arrangements about executions and such ugly things; and though these duties were rootedly repulsive to him, he always performed them with precision. Ruthless in the pursuit of criminals, he was very mild about their punishment.

About the author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England, in 1874. He began his education at St Paul's School, and later went on to study art at the Slade School, and literature at University College in London. Chesterton wrote a great deal of poetry, as well as works of social and literary criticism. Among his most notable books are The Man Who Was Thursday, a metaphysical thriller, and The Everlasting Man, a history of humankind's spiritual progress. After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics. Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective character Father Brown, who first appeared in "The Innocence of Father Brown." Chesterton died in 1936 at the age of 62.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Innocence Of Father Brown
• Author: G. K. Chesterton
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2004
• ISBN: 1419167359, 9781419167355
• Length: 196 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General