A book of essays by G. K. Chesterton, this selection contains sardonically-titled pieces such as “The Romance of Thrift” and “The Empire of the Insect.” Of it, Chesterton writes (in the dedication), “this book is what is wrong and no mistake.” In fact his book is a witty and incisive conservative analysis of the culture of his time.
In this important book, G.K. Chesterton offers a remarkably perceptive analysis of social and moral issues, even more relevant today than in his own time. With a light, humorous tone but a deadly serious philosophy, he comments on errors in education, on feminism vs. true womanhood, on the importance of the child, and other issues, using incisive arguments against the trendsetters’ assaults on the common man and the family.
Chesterton possessed the genius to foresee the dangers of implementing modernist proposals. He knew that lax moral standards would lead to the dehumanization of man. In this book, he staunchly defends the family against those ideas and institutions that would subvert it and thereby deliver man into the hands of the servile state. In addressing what is wrong, he also shows clearly what is right, and how to change things in that direction.
Father Brown is an insightful sleuth who travels far and wide to solve a new set of mysteries that require his unique skills and wisdom. This selection of short stories also includes a variety of locales from Italy to Cornwall and everywhere in between. Once again, Father Brown has found himself at the center of the action. The Wisdom of Father Brown is the follow-up to G.K. Chesterton’s first entry, The Innocence of Father Brown. The sequel builds upon the growing popularity of the amateur detective whose unusual methods deliver positive results. This collection of stories includes 'The Man in the Passage,' 'The Head of Caesar,' and 'The Perishing of the Pendragons.' Each tale is an exhilarating read full of twists, turns and welcome surprises. The Wisdom of Father Brown is the second installment in the famous line of detective stories. The beloved title character is a fixture in the genre spawning television shows and film adaptations. The Wisdom of Father Brown is a delightful addition to its enduring legacy. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Wisdom of Father Brown is both modern and readable.
'And the young woman of the house,' asked Dr. Hood, with huge and silent amusement, 'what does she want?' 'Why, she wants to marry him,' cried Father Brown, sitting up eagerly. 'That is just the awful complication.' 'It is indeed a hideous enigma,' said Dr. Hood. 'This young James Todhunter,' continued the cleric, 'is a very decent man so far as I know; but then nobody knows very much. He is a bright, brownish little fellow, agile like a monkey, clean-shaven like an actor, and obliging like a born courtier. He seems to have quite a pocketful of money, but nobody knows what his trade is. Mrs. MacNab, therefore (being of a pessimistic turn), is quite sure it is something dreadful, and probably connected with dynamite.
A timeless collection of crime short stories full of suspense and twists including stories by G. K. Chesteron, Edgar Wallace and Arthur Conan Doyle. Classic recordings read by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud and Bart Wolffe.
'The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown' is a Story by G. K. Chesterton. First appeared in Harper's Weekly (December 19th 1903)
While investigating a case of assault brought by Major Brown, Rupert Grant, the private detective, and his brother Basil stumble upon the Adventure and Romance Agency, Limited, an agency that creates adventures for its clients. The story is notable for prefiguring the concept of the alternate reality game.
Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as superstition. To prove them wrong, once and for all, he takes a bet to spend the night in the trees. In the morning he has vanished. Is he dead, and if so who has killed him? The poet? The lawyer? The woodsman? The trees?
'The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent' is a Story by G. K. Chesterton. First appeared in Harper's Weekly (June 11 and 18, 1904).
Basil Grant investigates the mystery of Lieutenant Keith, whose house, 'The Elms', Buxton Common, cannot be found.
When the body of the eccentric painter Sir Owen Cram is found on a deserted beach next to his easel, a murder enquiry is launched. It is clear that the injury which has killed him could not have been self-inflicted. Nor is the murder weapon anywhere to be found. But most mysterious of all, there is only one set of footprints in the sand leading up to the body, and these are Sir Owen's own. Even the scientists and police investigators are struggling to conceive how the murder has been committed. But the imaginative young poet Gale looks at all the evidence in a new light...in particular the presence of a red starfish next to the body.
Father Brown, an unassuming and shabbily dressed priest, possesses an incredible ability to solve crimes and murders. Here he reveals the secret of his success. He discovers the culprit by imagining himself to be inside the mind of the criminal. This fourth collection of Father Brown stories contains the magnificent 'The Chief Mourner of Marne'- a fascinating story with unexpected twists – about a duel and a case of mistaken identity.
Another collection of G.K. Chesterton's ingenious, thoughtful, and lyrically written mystery stories featuring the unassuming little priest who solves crimes by imagining himself inside the mind and soul of criminals, thus understanding their motives. The stories are full of paradox, spiritual insight, and 'Chestertonian fantasy,' or seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. In the title story, a beautiful (and married) rich woman has taken up with a distinguished poet and Father Brown, rather than reacting as expected, appears to be providing assistance.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer best known for his fictional priest-detective, Father Brown. In The Queer Feet, Father Brown pulls off an outstanding and captivating piece of deduction when he hears very odd footsteps in a most peculiar hotel in London, where a secret society is dining. As he considers the impact of these strange steps, he suddenly realises that a crime is in the process of being committed, and he quickly sets out to intervene.
