The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Father Brown Stories [Hardcover]

G. K. Chesterton (Author), John Peterson (Introduction)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 461 pages
• Publisher: Ignatius Pr (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586170937
• ISBN-13: 978-1586170936
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,565,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars the inimitable padre in beautiful form, December 16, 2007

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J. Anderson (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Father Brown Stories (Hardcover)

A classy Ignatius edition of the Father Brown stories. The design and tone of the book has venerable written all over it; it's wonderful to hold, big and thick (like its author), and the typeset is old fashioned by design. As for the stories, they're vintage Chesterton - wickedly wry, deceptively cogent, spare, hilarious and full to the brim with cagey things. Chesterton's mind in bloom! It's so right that Lady Marchmain often read Father Brown stories aloud in the evenings, before supper at Brideshead; it was Waugh's submissive nod to Chesterton. He recognized the master. This is a beautiful, soul-toned edition of the wily tales of the pertinent priest, a work that is among the purest in English literature. Recommended, with kudos to Ignatius Books.