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The secret of Father Brown. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Gilbert Keith Chesterton - Passerino, 2015 -
"The Secret of Father Brown" (1927) is a collection of nine stories by G.K. Chesterton, featuring his empathetic detective Father Brown. Sherlock Holmes might be sexier, but GK Chesterton's atmospheric Father Brown stories are the best the genre has ever seen.The 9 stories in this collection are:"THE MIRROR OF THE MAGISTRATE""THE MAN WITH TWO BEARDS""THE SONG OF THE FLYING FISH""THE ACTOR AND THE ALIBI""THE VANISHING OF VAUDREY""THE WORST CRIME IN THE WORLD""THE RED MOON OF MERU""THE CHIEF MOURNER OF MARNE""THE SECRET OF FLAMBEAU"Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist. Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown. 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 incredulity of father Brown. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Gilbert Keith Chesterton - Passerino, 2015 -
"The Incredulity of Father Brown" (1926) is a collection of eight stories by G.K. Chesterton, featuring his empathetic detective Father Brown. Sherlock Holmes might be sexier, but GK Chesterton's atmospheric Father Brown stories are the best the genre has ever seen.The 8 stories in this collection are:"The Resurrection of Father Brown""The Arrow of Heaven""The Oracle of the Dog""The Miracle of Moon Crescent""The Curse of the Golden Cross""The Dagger with Wings""The Doom of the Darnaways""The Ghost of Gideon Wise"Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936) better known as G. K. Chesterton, was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist. Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown. 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.
La saggezza di padre Brown. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Gilbert Keith Chesterton - Passerino, 2019 -
La saggezza di padre Brown (titolo originale: The Wisdom of Father Brown) è la seconda raccolta di racconti gialli dello scrittore inglese G.K.Chesterton, composta nel 1914 e facente parte della serie di racconti che ha come protagonista padre Brown. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, a volte citato come G.K. Chesterton (Londra, 29 maggio 1874 – Beaconsfield, 14 giugno 1936), è stato uno scrittore, giornalista e aforista britannico. Scrittore estremamente prolifico e versatile, scrisse un centinaio di libri, contributi per altri duecento, centinaia di poesie, un poema epico, cinque drammi, cinque romanzi e circa duecento racconti, tra cui la popolare serie con protagonista la figura di padre Brown. Fu autore inoltre di più di quattromila saggi per giornali. Amò molto il paradosso e la polemica, contribuendo inoltre alla teoria economica del distributismo. Traduzione di Gian Dauli.