Project Gutenberg 2008-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 2865 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) The innocence of Father Brown The blue cross -- The secret garden -- The queer feet -- The flying stars -- The invisible man -- The honour of Israel Gow -- The wrong shape -- The sins of Prince Saradine -- The hammer of God -- The eye of Apollo -- The sign of the broken sword -- The three tools of death. Judith Boss and David Widger "The Innocence of Father Brown" by G. K. Chesterton is a collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. The book features Father Brown, a humble English priest with a remarkable talent for solving mysteries, as he navigates a series of crime-filled situations that often reveal deeper moral lessons and human complexities. At the start of the first story, "The Blue Cross," we are introduced to Father Brown through the perspective of a formidable French detective, Aristide Valentin, who is on the hunt for the notorious criminal Flambeau. As Valentin boards a train to London, he assesses the passengers, taking a special notice of a seemingly inconspicuous little priest. The narrative sets up a tense atmosphere filled with surprises, leading to the revelation that Brown is more than he appears. This engaging beginning hints at the blend of humor, mystery, and philosophical exploration that characterizes the entire collection, as Father Brown's acute observations and unconventional reasoning lead to unexpected solutions to the crimes he encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English Catholics -- Fiction Brown, Father (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Detective Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 544523 2025-08-01T04:39:59.800156 text/html 568184 2021-06-01T18:13:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 540503 2021-06-01T18:14:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 460823 2025-08-01T04:40:04.807659 application/epub+zip 460555 2025-08-01T04:40:00.438139 application/epub+zip 259769 2025-08-01T04:40:00.115169 application/epub+zip 592139 2025-08-01T04:40:08.497619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563372 2025-08-01T04:40:04.528639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363307 2022-09-01T04:50:18.304092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477731 2025-08-01T04:39:59.304134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 477507 2021-06-01T18:12:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 181617 2021-06-01T18:13:41 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20078 2025-08-01T04:40:08.644594 application/rdf+xml 13769 2025-08-01T04:40:00.212134 image/jpeg 2032 2025-08-01T04:40:00.163154 image/jpeg 539289 2025-08-01T04:39:59.847143 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia