G. K. Chesterton’s beloved priest-detective, Father Brown, bids farewell in his final appearance in The Scandal of Father Brown (1935), the fifth and concluding collection of short stories. With his endearing and shambling demeanor, Father Brown masterfully untangles a diverse array of mysteries, often while playfully feigning bewilderment.
Accompanied by a captivating and enchanting ensemble of characters, Father Brown embarks on a series of complicated and unpredictable adventures. The book commences with an improbable scandal involving Father Brown and the beautiful Hypatia Hard. Subsequently, Father Brown delves into solving perplexing murders, inexplicable disappearances, sinister poisonings, audacious thefts, and other illicit deeds.
This Warbler Classics edition includes an extensive biographical timeline of Chesterton’s life and work.
Table of Content
Contents
1. The Scandal of Father Brown1
2. The Quick One14
3. The Blast of the Book31
4. The Green Man42
5. The Pursuit of Mr. Blue57
6. The Crime of the Communist71
7. The Point of a Pin85
8. The Insoluble Problem101
9. The Vampire of the Village115
Biographical Timeline129