G. K. Chesterton: The Complete Father Brown Mysteries

Gilbert Keith Chesterton is a recognized classic of English literature and one of the most brilliant writers of the first half of the 20th century. While his novels and numerous essays have become classics, it was his stories about Father Brown—a quiet, shy priest who masterfully solves the most tangled mysteries and crimes—that brought him the love of the general public. The publication of these stories, which began in 1911 with the collection "The Innocence of Father Brown," spanned a good quarter of a century, evolving into a detective epic. Its wise and unpretentious hero does not deliver brilliant lectures in the style of Hercule Poirot, nor does he create grand theories like Sherlock Holmes. He does not even always seek to punish the criminal, but with humble irony and invariable grace, he sets everything to rights.
This edition, which presents the complete collection of Father Brown stories, will be a real gift for all lovers of English literature and high-quality detective fiction.

Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Translation: Ekaterina Korotkova, A. Kudryavitsky, Raisa Oblonskaya

Pages: 832 (offset). Hardcover

Dimensions: 215x145x38 mm

Series: Foreign Literature. Big Books