The Innocence of Father Brown
by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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G.K. Chesterton was an English writer often referred to as "the prince of paradox." Chesterton wrote on a variety of different subjects including mystery fiction, religion, and literary critiques. Chesterton is best known for creating the priest-detective Father Brown and the popular book Orthodoxy. The Innocence of Father Brown is a collection of twelve short stories published in 1911.
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The innocence of Father Brown
2011, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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The Innocence of Father Brown
June 2002, IndyPublish.com
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The Annotated Innocence of Father Brown: Edited by Martin Gardner
1987, Oxford University Press
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The annotated Innocence of Father Brown: The innocence of Father Brown
1987, Oxford University Press
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"Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was by no means conspicuous - nor wished to be."
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