The Innocence of Father BrownFree EPUB and PDF
Which one? The PDF opens on any phone or computer. The EPUB is for reading apps (Google Play Books, Apple Books, Kindle or Kobo) and lets you enlarge the text.
Why read it
For anyone who enjoys a good mystery and would like the detective to have a soul as well. The stories are short, brisk and end with a surprise, so they suit an afternoon or one a night before sleep. Chesterton teaches the reader to look with humility at what seems obvious.
Summary
Twelve stories in which a short, absent-minded priest, Father Brown, solves crimes that baffle the police of London and Paris. He needs no fingerprints or gadgets: he reads the human heart, because he knows what a man is capable of and why. Every case brings a paradox and a stroke of wit, and behind them the plain faith of someone who has heard a great many confessions.
Quotes
The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic
Reason and justice grip the remotest and the loneliest star.
Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. But what does he do if there is no forest?
Moral rating
6 of 6: No drawbacks. See on delibris.org
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