The Annotated Innocence of Father Brown

About this book

The Innocence of Father Brown is the first and in many peoples view the best collection of Chestertons much-loved Father Brown stories. Father Brown the unassuming Roman Catholic Priest from East Anglia has long been a favorite of detective story fans everywhere for his charming and disarming personality and his infallible ability to solve crimes by skillful intuitive methods. As well as annotation Martin Gardner provides a substantial introduction placing the stories in the context of Chestertons other work and includes a selection of the many delightful illustrations the stories have inspired. There is also a very full bibliography. About the Editor: Martin Gardner world famous as a popular writer on mathematics and science is also well known for his annotated editions of classics of English Literature especially The Annotated Alice. His other publications include Science: Good Bad and Bogus and The Whys of a Political Scrivener.