The Complete Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton

Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. He features in 53 short stories by English author G. Chesterton.ĭramatised by John Scotney and produced by Alec Reid. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective.

The episodes are:Īlso included in this collection is a bonus documentary programme, The Mystery of Father Brown, in which Ann Widdecombe explores the enduring impact of the shambolic priest, and looks into the life of his creator G.K. Chestertons kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths. In this collection of 13 full-cast dramatisations, the high priest of detection becomes involved in seven intriguing cases that will tax even his mental powers to the limit. That first collection of stories established G.K. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. Chesterton Published by Penguin Books Ltd, London (2012) ISBN 10: 0141193859 ISBN 13: 9780141193854 New paperback Quantity: 5 Seller: Blackwell's (Oxford, OX, United Kingdom) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description paperback. With his black hat, huge umbrella, unworldly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Chesterton's crime-solving cleric, whose unlikely methods make him one of the great heroes of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

The Complete Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton