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Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 51 detective short stories (and two framing vignettes), most of which were later compiled in five books. Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor (1870'??1952), a parish priest in Bradford who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922. The relationship was recorded by O'Connor in his 1937 book Father Brown on Chesterton. [The Complete Father Brown Stories] 1. The Innocence of Father Brown 2. The Wisdom of Father Brown 3. The Incredulity of Father Brown 4. The Secret of Father Brown 5. The Scandal of Father Brown 6. The Donnington Affair 7. The Mask of Midas 8. The Vampire of the Village [Interpretations and criticism] Father Brown was the perfect vehicle for conveying Chesterton's view of the world and, of all of his characters, is perhaps closest to Chesterton's own point of view, or at least the effect of his point of view. Father Brown solves his crimes through a strict reasoning process more concerned with spiritual and philosophic truths rather than scientific details, making him an almost equal counterbalance with Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, whose stories Chesterton read and admired. However, the Father Brown series commenced before Chesterton's own conversion to Catholicism.

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This book is part of the "Father Brown" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

The Secret of Father Brown First published 1927 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

The Scandal of Father Brown First published 1935 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.9/10

The Invisible Man First published 1997 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1/10

The Innocence of Father Brown First published 1911 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.3/10

The Incredulity of Father Brown First published 1923 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

The Wisdom of Father Brown First published 1914 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.5/10

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