The Wisdom of Father Brown
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The Wisdom of Father Brown

by Gilbert Keith Chesterton

1914•Mystery•186 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefresh & originalheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn intricate, original mystery, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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About This Book

"And the young woman of the house," asked Dr. Hood, with huge and silent amusement, "what does she want?" "Why, she wants to marry him," cried Father Brown, sitting up eagerly. "That is just the awful complication." "It is indeed a hideous enigma," said Dr. Hood. "This young James Todhunter," continued the cleric, "is a very decent man so far as I know; but then nobody knows very much.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsSocial commentary

Subjects

English Detective and mystery storiesClergyCatholicsCatholic ChurchPriestsEnglish Short storiesCatholic church, clergyEngland

Details

Author
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Published
1914
Pages
186
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