The Complete Father Brown Stories by G.K. Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) studied art at Slade School and literature at University College London before ending his studies early without qualifications. Father Brown uses his experiences to put himself into the mind of the criminal to solve each mystery and catch the perpetrators. The character of Father Brown, brought to life by Mark Williams, is based on a real parish priest and the idea that priests, through hearing Confession, know the worst of human nature more than anyone, including the police. Father Brown may be a kindly cleric, but his bumbling nature disguises a detective mind to rival Sherlock Holmes.

Set in the early-twentieth century, Father Brown's world is quintessentially English crime scenes await in country houses, rural parish churches and quaint gardens as well as foggy London streets and shadowy railway stations. BBC Books will be publishing a new edition of the original and complete short stories to tie-in to transmission. Chesterton’s Father Brown mysteries, BBC One Daytime has commissioned a new 10-part drama series for January 2013 to bring the priest-turned-detective back to life. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.The official tie-in edition to the BBC drama series Father Brown, starring Mark Williams Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Hurley sheds new light on the beloved detective series.įor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. An introduction by Chesterton scholar Michael D. Chesterton's amateur sleuth-plus two additional cases, 'The Donnington Affair' and 'The Mask of Midas,' that were discovered in Chesterton's papers after his death.

The Complete Father Brown Stories brings together all the stories featuring G.

With his cherubic face and unworldly simplicity, his glasses and huge umbrella, Father Brown is one of the most unforgettable characters in literature.

All the Father Brown stories from five classic volumes-in one definitive edition

The Complete Father Brown Stories by G.K. Chesterton