Издание полностью на английском языке. Father Brown, one of the most quirky genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in "The Innocence of Father Brown" in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths. This complete collection contains all the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit and compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination and a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner.

Издание на английском языке. Полный, неадаптированный текст произведения. Лучший сборник детективных историй классика английской литературы Честертона, чья популярность по праву может быть сравнима с известностью и славой его соотечественника, мэтра детективного жанра сэра Артура Конан Дойля. Издание рассчитано на широкий круг почитателей классического английского детектива.

The complete adventures of the well-loved clerical sleuth, collected in one brilliant volume. Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself. This complete edition brings together all of the Father Brown stories, including two not previously available in Penguin: 'The Donnington Affair', in which Chesterton rises to the challenge of solving a murder-mystery half written by someone else (Max Pemberton), and 'The Mask of Midas', which was found in Chesterton's papers after his death. It also includes an introduction and notes by Michael D. Hurley. G.K. Chesteron was born in 1874. He attended the Slade School of Art, where he appears to have suffered a nervous breakdown, before turning his hand to journalism. A prolific writer throughout his life, his best-known books include The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904), The Man Who Knew Too Much(1922), The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) and the Father Brown stories. Chesterton converted to Roman Catholicism in 1922 and died in 1938.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown mysteries, BBC One Daytime has commissioned a new 10-part drama series for January 2013 to bring the priest-turned-detective back to life. BBC Books will be publishing a new edition of the original and complete short stories to tie-in to transmission. Set in the early-twentieth century, Father Brown's world is quintessentially English; crime scenes await in country houses, rural parish churches and quaint gardens as well as foggy London streets and shadowy railway stations. Father Brown may be a kindly cleric, but his bumbling nature disguises a detective mind to rival Sherlock Holmes... The character of Father Brown, brought to life by Mark Williams, is based on a real parish priest and the idea that priests, through hearing Confession, know the worst of human nature more than anyone, including the police. Father Brown uses his experiences to put himself into the mind of the criminal to solve each mystery and catch the perpetrators.

Издание полностью на английском языке. Полный, неадаптированный текст произведения.

GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON was born in London on May 29, 1874, and before the turn of the century established himself as a free-lance journalist and reviewer. From the publication in 1900 of his first book of poetry, The Wild Knight, until his death in 1936, Chesterton was one of the most prolific and best-known figures on the English literary scene. During those three and a half decades he turned out dozens of volumes of political and social commentary, literary criticism and biography, theological essays, poetry, short stories and novels. Among his best-known works of fiction are The Napoleon ofNotting Hill (1904) and The Man Who Was Thursday (1908). To the connoisseur of the detective short story in its classic form, the five volumes that chronicle the adventures of Chesterton's priest-detective Father Brown are unique in the genre. The Father Brown stories comprise one of the few sequences that may be compared, for inventiveness and charm, with the work of Chesterton's great contemporary Arthur Conan Doyle. The six stories in this collection, from the first two Father Brown books, The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) and The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914), trace the sleuth's early adventures, which often feature the arch-criminal Flambeau (who after a brief spell as Brown's adversary retires from his life of crime to become the clerics friend and frequent companion). The later volumes were The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926), The Secret of Father Brown (1927) and The Scandal of Father Brown (1935).

Книга для чтения на английском языке. Гилберт Кит Честертон, английский писатель, один из крупнейших представителей детективной литературы. Вниманию читающей публики представлены рассказы о патере Брауне, которые отличаются сюжетной занимательностью, эксцентричностью и парадоксальностью мышления. Острые ситуации, в которые попадает герой, яркий и образный язык делают сборник интересным и полезным для всех изучающих английский язык. Книга содержит неадаптированный текст, снабженный словарем, комментариями, а также переводом наиболее сложных для понимания фразеологических оборотов.

G. K. Chesterton's fictional amateur detective, the genial Father Brown, was greeted with huge enthusiasm when he first appeared in The Story-Teller magazine in 1910. Depicted with Chesterton's characteristic elegance and wit, this unworldly but perceptive priest-sleuth soon became a major figure in the world of whodunit fiction and continues to charm readers today. This anthology contains 24 Father Brown short stories, including The Blue Cross', ‘The Secret Garden’, The Wrong Shape', and The Three Tools of Death', in which the unassuming Father exercises his formidable powers of intuition and analysis to solve a range of crimes.

Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and detective created by Chesterton in the early 20th century. Unlike the better-known fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown's methods tend to be intuitive rather than deductive. Brown's abilities are also considerably shaped by his experience as a priest and confessor.

Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and detective created by Chesterton in the early 20th century. Unlike the better-known fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown's methods tend to be intuitive rather than deductive. Brown's abilities are also considerably shaped by his experience as a priest and confessor.

Вниманию читателей предлагается полный, неадаптированный текст сборника детективных рассказов Г. Честертона "Неведение отца Брауна". Издание на английском языке и рассчитано на лиц, владеющих основами английского языка и совершенствующих свои навыки в нем.

Father Brown appears to be a clumsy and naive man but this unimpressive exterior hides a razor sharp mind. His great intellect and an intrinsic knowledge of humanity's capacity for evil, gained through the confessional, make him an expert at solving crimes. This gifted sleuth uses intuition over scientific method, putting himself in the shoes and minds of the criminals he seeks. This collection contains classic stories featuring G.K. Chesterton's much-loved character such as 'The Absence of Mr Glass', 'The Duel of Mr Hirsch', and 'The Purple Wig'. Solving crimes with sympathy and insight this genial priest has continually charmed readers from first publication until today.

Father Brown is a short and stumpy Catholic Priest with a wit and intellect that belie his physical appearance. Using his intuitive prowess and his deep knowledge of human nature, gained via the confessional, this perceptive amateur sleuth is a crime-solving force. This collection serves as an introduction to G.K. Chesterton's much-loved Father Brown with classic tales such as "The Blue Cross", "The Secret Garden", and "The Invisible Man". Received with great enthusiasm upon first publication this intuitive man of the cloth-come-detective continues to charm readers to this day.

This wonderful collection brings together some classic adventures of amateur detective Father Brown. This genial and perceptive priest-sleuth is a major figure in the world of whodunit fiction and continues to charm readers today. Father Brown is one of the best-loved sleuths from Golden Age of detective fiction. This handsome hardback volume collects four of his classic cases, presented with a modern cover design, dust jacket and gorgeous endpapers. Hiding behind his genial appearance, this priest-come-detective has a razor-sharp mind. Through his experience as a confessor, Father Brown has gained has an intrinsic knowledge of humanity's capacity for evil which makes him an expert at solving crimes. This gifted sleuth uses intuition over scientific method, putting himself in the shoes and minds of the criminals he seeks. Stories include: • The Resurrection of Father Brown • The Oracle of the Dog • The Mirror of the Magistrate • The Actor and the Alibi

Рассказы об отце Брауне английского писателя Гилберта Кита Честертона стали классикой детективного жанра. Неадаптированное издание на английском языке.

Книга на английском языке.