'It would not be fair to record the adventures of Father Brown, without admitting that he was once involved in a grave scandal. There still are persons, perhaps even of his own community, who would sa
'The face of Father Brown . . . could shine with ignorance as well as knowledge. But there was always one flash when the foolish mask fell, and the wise mask fitted itself in its place.'The ingenious
'That sort of thing may be very well for crypts and cloisters and all sorts of moonshiny places. But ghosts can't get through a closed door in an American hotel.'Father Brown, the shrewd and modest cl
When Cousin Clara's house is destroyed by a crocodile, she moves in with Lester and his parents and proceeds to knit a series of increasingly hideous and ill-fitting sweaters, which she presents to Le
G.K. Chesterton was an English writer often referred to as "the prince of paradox." Chesterton wrote on a variety of different subjects including mystery fiction, religion, and liter
