The Man Who Knew Too Much - format ePub

Father Brown, an amateur detective, takes up his first case ever. He has to find the infamous criminal Flambeau. The task is however very difficult because Flambeau is a master of disguise and nobody...

Aristide Valentin holds a dinner party in his secret garden, which only has one main entrance. Many people are invited. Julius K. Brayne, one of Valentin’s rivals, is of the party as well. Everything...

Isidore Smythe is in danger. He has received threating letters and he does not see a way out. John Angus offers Smythe his help and Smythe is escorted back to his flat. Angus is determined to find out...

It is the day after Christmas. Colonel Adams and his daughter are throwing a party. The neighbor, the girl’s uncle, her godfather and the local priest Father Brown are invited. The uncle comes up with...

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Ecco come Gilbert Keith Chesterton descrive il fortunato personaggio letterario uscito dalla sua penna: ''La prima caratteristica di Padre Brown è di non avere caratteristiche; la sua importanza, di non...

The Twelve True Fishermen are going on their annual dinner at an exclusive club where fifteen waiters are going to serve the guests. The fishermen are refined and insist on using their own ornate silver...

"The Man Who Knew Too Much" tells the story of Horne Fisher and the burden he had to carry throughout his whole life. He knew too much about politicians and aristocracy, about corruption and covered crimes....

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. G.K. Chesterton was an English writer, journalist, philosopher, poet and lay theologian. He delighted in standing conventional wisdom on its...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Orthodoxy is G. K. Chesterton’s response to his critics’ assertion that his earlier collection of essays, Heretics, had “merely criticised...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Charles Swinburne and his friend, the private detective Rupert Grant, are startled when Major Brown recounts the things that happened to him...

In "Fancies Versus Fads," G. K. Chesterton, the renowned wit and philosopher, embarks on a thought-provoking exploration of the fleeting nature of fads and the enduring power of fancies. With his characteristic...

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"Le Retour de Don Quichotte" de G. K. Chesterton est un roman satirique qui revisite le célèbre personnage de Cervantès dans un contexte moderne. Ce livre, publié en 1927, se distingue par son humour...

Sous le crépuscule des faubourgs de l'est londonien, deux poètes se disputent sur la nature de leur art. Lucien Gregory est anarchiste ; Gabriel Syme est amoureux de l'ordre. Afin de prouver le sérieux...

Here you will find the complete Father Brown stories in the chronological order of their original publication. - The Innocence of Father Brown - The Wisdom of Father Brown - The Donnington Affair - The...

Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection,...

G. K. Chestertonin 'Isä Brownin yksinkertaisuus: Salapoliisikertomuksia' on kokoelma novelleja, joissa pääosassa on nokkela ja inhimillinen pappi, Isä Brown. Kokoelma yhdistää jännityksen ja huumorin,...

G. K. Chestertonin teos "Isä Brownin viisaus: Salapoliisikertomuksia" esittelee lukijalle sarjan mestarillisia salapoliisi-kertomuksia, joissa keskeisessä roolissa on omaperäinen ja sydämellinen pappi,...

The second volume of stories featuring the most unlikely detective in literature - now the basis for a major BBC TV adaptation starring Mark Williams. The ingenious amateur detective Father Brown is...

'Why anyone would pick up a book with that formidable title eludes me,' writes Philip Yancey of G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy. 'But one day I did so and my faith has never recovered. I was experiencing...

In the quaint village of Much Deeping, a shocking murder shatters the tranquility. Father Brown, the unassuming priest with a keen eye for human nature, is drawn into the investigation. As he delves into...

Please note: This audiobook has been created using AI voice. Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton’s crimesolving Catholic priest, is back in this second collection of Father Brown short stories. In this collection,...

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Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 52 short stories, later compiled in five books. Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor...

I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. 'Shoot,' I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly...

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