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1923
4.1(78 reviews)
Publisher: Waking Lion Press
198 pages
ISBN: 978-1600964473
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The Incredulity of Father Brown

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In "The Incredulity of Father Brown," G.K. Chesterton treats us to another set of bizarre crimes that only his "stumpy" Roman Catholic prelate has the wisdom and mindset to solve. As usual, Chesterton loves playing with early twentieth-century class distinctions, "common-sense" assumptions, and the often anti-Catholic biases of his characters. He loves showing, through his characters, how those who hold themselves superior to the "fantasies" of Brown's Catholic faith themselves devolve into superstitious blithering when faced with the tiniest of mysteries. In this collection, Brown finds himself as the main event at his own funeral (The resurrection of Father Brown), contemplating the possibility of death from the sky (The arrow of heaven), piercing the mystery of a dog's "prophetic" behavior (The oracle of the dog), and facing off against a curse hanging about a medieval burial (The curse of the golden cross). A collection of excellent tales from one of the finest British mystery writ

Book Information

Title:The Incredulity of Father Brown
Author:Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Series:Father Brown Books
Book Number:#3
Published:1923
Pages:198
ISBN-10:1600964478
ISBN-13:978-1600964473

Series Progress

This book is part of the Father Brown Books series and is book #3 in the series.