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Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. [1] Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature.
Chesterton builds on the reputation of the priest that was established in the Innocence of Father Brown, the apparently naïve priest who can quietly outwit master criminals and even master detectives; he adds wisdom to the innocence.
- Dale Ahlquist
Lecture 20: The Innocence of Father Brown. by Dale Ahlquist. The First Collection of Father Brown Stories. While on a lecture tour of England in 1904, Chesterton met one of the most important people in his life: Father John O’Connor, a Catholic priest who became a lifelong friend and inspiration.
- Dale Ahlquist
Apr 17, 2020 · Father Brown needs to understand what drives the guilty party to commit a specific crime before he can determine who the criminal is and how the crime was committed. Most critics believe that the best Father Brown stories are those that were published in Chesterton’s 1911 volume The Innocence of Father Brown.
Father Brown crosses paths with the notorious criminal, Flambeau, who is planning to steal a valuable blue cross. Through his astute observations and understanding of human nature, Father Brown is able to outsmart Flambeau and prevent the theft.
Full of secrets. Full of surprises. We learn that Father Brown has a niece and that he is her guardian. We learn that he is very fond of strong Protestants because he knows they will tell the truth. We discover, perhaps not surprisingly, that one of his heroes is Pope Leo XIII.
The Innocence of Father Brown Quotes Showing 1-30 of 50. “Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.”.
