The Father Brown Omnibus; with a Preface by Auberon Waugh [Hardcover]

G. K. Chesterton (Author), R. T. Bond (Foreword)

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• Hardcover: 993 pages
• Publisher: Dodd Mead (May 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0396081592
• ISBN-13: 978-0396081593
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,698,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic of detective fiction, September 5, 2003

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This review is from: The Father Brown Omnibus; with a Preface by Auberon Waugh (Hardcover)

G.K. Chesterton -- full name, Gilbert Keith Chesterton -- was a British intellectual of the early 20th century who engaged in many high-class philosophical and religious debates. His books covering areas of religion and theology are still read.

For diversion and entertainment, Chesterton turned his hand to mystery stories and espionage tales. His finest mysteries involve the little priest, Father Brown. His espionage novels include "The Man Who Was Thursday" and others. Most of these tales were written in the early decades of the 20th century-- from 1910 through about 1925.

I read some of the Father Brown stories more than 40 years ago. Now, in my sixties, I came across the Father Brown Omnibus in the library and started reading again.

The stories are excellent. The man is a prose master. One wishes more detective fiction written today were half as well penned.

The plots are so fresh, unexpected, and imaginative they just take your breath away. Here I am, with so much more to do, drawn on and on into this huge book.

I have decided I am going to buy the book. There are several editions of Father Brown, variously edited, that are still in print. The omnibus has the whole shebang-- about 800 or more pages of the stories.

"Try it. You'll like it." On a par with the Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle.