A history of humanity, Christ, and Christianity, this 1925 polemic famously converted C. S. Lewis from atheism. Chesterton's view of Christianity — as a rare blend of philosophy and mythology, satisfying to both intellect and spiri...

These are very good stories, excellent short detective yarns in the classic British tradition of Sherlock Holmes--puzzling concoctions of mysterious crimes, dubious suspects and ambiguous clues. They are among the best of the Father B...

In 'The Dying Detective,' Sherlock Holmes comes close to death, or so his long-suffering colleague, Dr. Watson, thinks. In 'The Assassins' Club,' a murder occurs at a dinner table full of crime novelists. 'The Case of the Tragedies of...

Armed with a donkey cart filled with rum, cheese and a tavern signpost, pub owner Humphrey Hump and a companion take to the road in this rollicking, madcap adventure, extending good cheer to a cast of memorable characters. A hilarious...

Father Brown is an eccentric priest with his own particular ways of dealing with crime. David Timson, having completed the whole of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes canon, a remarkable achievement, turns his hand to the genial but...

G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown may seem a pleasantly doddering Roman Catholic priest, but appearances deceive. With keen observation and an unerring sense of man’s frailties–gained during his years listening to conf...

Eight suspenseful tales featuring Chesterton's delightful amateur sleuth, a deceptively 'mild little man' who knows thoroughly the ways of the world. 'A masterpiece. . .quintessential Chesterton, with sparkling surface masking frequen...

Detective fans of all races and creeds will delight in the exploits of this wise and whimsical little Norfolk priest.

Completeset of threeChesterton Apologeticsby G. K. Chesterton in one volume, including Heretics, Orthodoxy, and The Everlasting Man. Heretics- Chesterton discusses ideas by H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Kipling and others of his ...

Mystery stories set in pre-WWI London, featuring Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest with deep insight into criminals and crime -- the Lt. Columbo of his day."[Father Brown] is one of the greatest of all great detective figures...

This classic novel by Chesterton tells the rollicking tale of Innocent Smith, a man who may be crazy-or he may be the most sane man of all. Arriving at a London boarding house accompanied by a windstorm, Innocent is soon accused of at...

Here is a special two-in-one book that is both by G.K. Chesterton and about Chesterton. This volume offers an irresistible opportunity to see who this remarkable man really was. Chesterton was one of the most stimulating and well-love...

'As punctilious as Poirot, as shrewd as Miss Marple and as sharp as Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown ranks higher than all of them in the pantheon of literary sleuths. For in the confessional this unassuming, innocent little priest has g...

A history of humanity, Christ, and Christianity, this 1925 polemic famously converted C. S. Lewis from atheism. Chesterton's view of Christianity — as a rare blend of philosophy and mythology, satisfying to both intellect and spiri...

From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest takes on bandits, traitors and killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is ...

Enthralled by the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian readers around the world developed a fascination with eccentric detectives and bizarre crimes. Featuring an international array of authors and characters, this compilation of ...

Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton's lovable little Norfolk priest, has an uncanny knack of unraveling mysteries that leave lesser mortals floundering.Father Brown's sympathetic understanding of human nature never deserts him, even when h...

The beloved fictional detective Father Brown solves 12 of his most puzzling cases in this copiously annotated edition. This first collection of Father Brown mysteries, widely considered the author's best, includes "The Blue Cross" "Th...