G. K. Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown

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The Innocence of Father Brown

G.K. Chesterton initiated his long-running series of detective stories whose protagonist was the unassuming yet acutely insightful little Catholic priest, Father Brown. As Chesterton noted in his autobiography, this now renowned character was based on the real Father John O'Connor, although the similarity between the two was “internal” rather than related to outward demeanor (Knox viii-ix). Published in 1911 after having appeared originally in the British magazines

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Cassell's Magazine

(Gardner 1),

The Innocence of Father Brown

comprises ten short stories: “The Blue Cross”, “The Secret Garden”, “The Queer Feet”, “The Flying Stars”, “The Invisible Man”, “The Honor of Israel Gow”, “The Wrong Shape”, “The Sins…

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Citation: Kusmer, Robert. "The Innocence of Father Brown". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 January 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=506, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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