The Wisdom of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton

This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a short, nondescript Catholic Priest with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella who has an uncanny insight into human evil. His methods, unlike those of his near contemporary Sherlock Holmes, although based on observation of details often unnoticed by others, tended to be intuitive rather than deductive. Although clearly devout, he always emphasizes rationality: despite his religiousness and his belief in God and miracles, he manages to see the perfectly ordinary, natural explanation of the problem. He is a devout, educated and "civilized" clergyman, who is totally familiar with contemporary and secular thought and behavior. His character was thought to be based on Father John O'Connor (1870 - 1952), a parish priest in Bradford, Yorkshire. buy the paperback https://amzn.to/3egWVJd Wireless Neckband Earbuds Bluetooth Neckband Headphones Waterproof Earphones Built-in Microphone Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Headset for Audio Book https://amzn.to/3A5Gp7H by buying through these links you help the channel continue to exist, thank you very much Chapter 01. The Absence of Mr Glass - 00:00 Chapter 02. The Paradise of Thieves - 33:41 Chapter 03. The Duel of Dr Hirsch - 1:14:43 Chapter 04. The Man in the Passage - 1:50:09 Chapter 05. The Mistake of the Machine - 2:29:58 Chapter 06. The Head of Caesar - 3:05:58 Chapter 07. The Purple Wig - 3:43:24 Chapter 08. The Perishing of the Pendragons - 4:15:47 Chapter 09. The God of the Gongs - 5:00:40 Chapter 10. The Salad of Colonel Cray - 5:35:18 Chapter 11. The Strange Crime of John Boulnois - 6:06:49 Chapter 12. The Fairy Tale of Father Brown - 6:43:22