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Father Brown: The Essential Stories brings together the finest tales of the beloved amateur detective, Father Brown - a small, unassuming priest with a remarkable knack for solving the most baffling crimes. With his quiet wisdom, sharp intuition, and deep understanding of human nature, Father Brown solves cases that baffle even the most seasoned detectives.

This podcast delves into the intriguing friendship and intellectual sparring between George Bernard Shaw and G.K. Chesterton. Despite their contrasting beliefs, the two maintained a mutual respect and fascination for each others ideas. The podcast explores how Shaw, a prominent figure in the emerging school of thought known as humanism, championed progress for its own sake, even if it meant redefining the nature of humanity. Chesterton, in contrast, was more inclined towards religious thought, with his views leaning more and more towards the Church. This podcast offers a fascinating insight ...

Esteemed writer G. K. Chesterton offers a compelling critique of the works of Charles Dickens, sharing his profound admiration and unique insights into Dickens literary genius in his distinct and engaging style. (Summary by Karen Merline)

Lord Mounteagle verwahrt in seinem Privatmuseum zahlreiche asiatische Talismane und Glücksbringer. Als der Exzentriker das rote Juwel seinen Besuchern zeigt, ist die Gelegenheit zum Diebstahl günstig. Und prompt ist der Stein verschwunden. Genommen von einem zwielichtigen Wahrsager, dem "Meister vom Berge".

Delve into the mystery of the Peacock trees, feared by peasants as the source of a deadly fever. Squire Vane, a non-believer of this folklore, dares to challenge the superstition by spending a night amongst the trees. When dawn breaks, he is nowhere to be found. Has he fallen victim to the curse or is there a more sinister play at work? Could the poet, the lawyer, the woodsman or even the trees themselves be responsible for his disappearance? Join us as we unravel this enigma.

Eine spannende Reise in die Ursprünge des Kriminalromans: Diese Sammlung von zehn klassischen Geschichten vereint die größten Meister der klassischen Spannungsliteratur. Von Edgar Allan Poes düsteren Visionen über Sherlock Holmes' messerscharfe Logik bis zu Chestertons moralphilosophischen Detektivrätseln – hier begegnen sich Wahnsinn, Mord, Mysterien und meisterhafte Erzählkunst.

"The Secret Garden" is a short story by G. K. Chesterton. It was originally published in The Story-Teller in October, 1910. It is the second story in the collection The Innocence of Father Brown. It is the second story about the French detective Valentin and completes his plot arch, begun in The Blue Cross.

The Queer Feet" deals with Flambeau wanting to steal the silverware of the members of the Twelve True Fishermen having their annual club dinner at Vernon Hotel. The Vernon Hotel is an exclusive hotel and a "topsy-turvy product" (Chesterton 1994, p. 51).

"The Blue Cross" is a short story by G. K. Chesterton. It was the first Father Brown short story and also introduces the characters Flambeau and Valentin. It is unique among the Father Brown mysteries in that it does not follow the actions of the Father himself, but rather those of Valentin. It was first published on 23 July 1910, under the title "Valentin Follows a Curious Trail", in the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia. Re-titled as "The Blue Cross", publication in London followed, in The Story-Teller magazine of September 1910.

A stormy evening of olive and silver was closing in, as Father Brown, wrapped in a grey Scotch plaid, came to the end of a grey Scotch valley and beheld the strange castle of Glengyle. It stopped one end of the glen or hollow like a blind alley; and it looked like the end of the world. Rising in steep roofs and spires of seagreen slate in the manner of the old French-Scotch chateaux, it reminded an Englishman of the sinister steeple-hats of witches in fairy tales; and the pine woods that rocked round the green turrets looked, by comparison, as black as numberless flocks of ravens.

Both by calling and conviction Father Brown knew better than most of us, that every man is dignified when he is dead. But even he felt a pang of incongruity when he was knocked up at daybreak and told that Sir Aaron Armstrong had been murdered. There was something absurd and unseemly about secret violence in connection with so entirely entertaining and popular a figure. For Sir Aaron Armstrong was entertaining to the point of being comic; and popular in such a manner as to be almost legendary.

The tenth story in The Innocence of Father Brown is entitled The Eye of Apollo. At the beginning of this short story, Flambeau has just opened his detective agency in a new building located near Westminster Abbey. The other tenants in the building are a religious charlatan named Kalon, who claims to be "the New Priest of Apollo," and two sisters, who are typists. Flambeau and Father Brown instinctively distrust Kalon, who has installed a huge eye of Apollo outside his office.

The Sign of the Broken Sword is a short story by G. K. Chesterton featuring his famous characters Father Brown and former criminal Flambeau. At the centre of the story is the mysterious death of General Sir Arthur St. Clare, who was hanged on a tree with his broken sword hung round his neck. It is a detective story and throughout it Father Brown reveals the mystery of General St. Clare.

The Reverend Wilfred Bohun could no longer stand the scandalous behavior of his alcoholic brother Norman, who blasphemed God and humiliated the Reverend Bohun in the eyes of his parishioners. Chesterton states that Wilfred and Norman Bohun belong to an old noble family whose descendants are now mostly "drunkards and dandy degenerates." Rumor has it that there has been "a whisper of insanity" in the Bohun family.

The story takes place at an English manor home on Boxing Day. A young lady and the young man who lives next door are present, as is the girl's father, Colonel Adams, a newly arrived uncle and a quite rich godfather. Also present, in addition to the servants, simply because the Colonel likes his company is the local priest, Father Brown. The godfather has brought a gift for the young lady, a set of three gorgeous, large diamonds, which he has tucked away in his coat pocket.

Father Brown (Chesterton's sharp-witted detective priest) and Flambeau (the reformed master-thief and Brown's constant companion) are on a little vacation in Norfolk, invited to visit the mysterious Prince Saradine. It doesn't go well. Sure, Flambeau gets some good fishing in, but there's also a duel with rapiers, a couple murders, a hanging, a case of mistaken identity, an awkward family reunion, and a gang of surly Sicilians.

Certain of the great roads going north out of London continue far into the country a sort of attenuated and interrupted spectre of a street, with great gaps in the building, but preserving the line. Here will be a group of shops, followed by a fenced field or paddock, and then a famous public-house, and then perhaps a market garden or a nursery garden, and then one large private house, and then another field and another inn, and so on.

"The Invisible Man" is a detective story written by G. K. Chesterton which concerns the nature of the crimes committed by one James Welkin, who had been harassing Laura Hope and menacing his romantic rival, Isidore Smythe (whom he would later murder), all without ever being seen.

Set in the steep northern heights of London, where the streets climb skywards like a towering mountain range, Manalive tells the story of a desolate terrace of tall grey houses. At the end of this terrace lies Beacon House, a boarding establishment that stands tall and imposing like an abandoned ships prow against the setting sun. This intriguing tale was masterfully penned by the renowned writer, Gilbert Keith Chesterton.

Dive into the world of The Innocence of Father Brown, a collection of riveting mystery tales penned by G.K. Chesterton. Unveil the truth behind each enigma with the unassuming yet astoundingly sharp Roman Catholic priest, Father Brown. Despite his unremarkable exterior, Father Browns insightful deductions consistently outdo the so-called experts, often caught off-guard due to their prejudgments about Christianity. This 1911 classic weaves together enthralling narratives and thought-provoking commentary, making it an irresistible read. (Summary by Brian Roberg)