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The Adventures of Father Brown
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.
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
• The Resurrection of Father Brown
• The Oracle of the Dog
• The Mirror of the Magistrate
• The Actor and the Alibi
Now streaming as a popular series on Netflix, Father Brown's crime-solving adventures remain as compelling now as they ever were. This complete and unabridged edition is the perfect companion title to Father Brown Short Stories.
ABOUT THE The Arcturus Classic Mysteries and Marvels series brings together thrilling short stories from classic fiction, including spine-chilling ghost stories, gripping detective fiction and cosmic horror. These hardback anthologies with foil-embossed cover designs make wonderful gifts for any classic lover.
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
• The Resurrection of Father Brown
• The Oracle of the Dog
• The Mirror of the Magistrate
• The Actor and the Alibi
Now streaming as a popular series on Netflix, Father Brown's crime-solving adventures remain as compelling now as they ever were. This complete and unabridged edition is the perfect companion title to Father Brown Short Stories.
ABOUT THE The Arcturus Classic Mysteries and Marvels series brings together thrilling short stories from classic fiction, including spine-chilling ghost stories, gripping detective fiction and cosmic horror. These hardback anthologies with foil-embossed cover designs make wonderful gifts for any classic lover.
384 pages, Hardcover
Published April 4, 2023
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About the author
G.K. Chesterton
4,644 books5,754 followersGilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic.
He was educated at St. Paul’s, and went to art school at University College London. In 1900, he was asked to contribute a few magazine articles on art criticism, and went on to become one of the most prolific writers of all time. He wrote a hundred books, contributions to 200 more, hundreds of poems, including the epic Ballad of the White Horse, five plays, five novels, and some two hundred short stories, including a popular series featuring the priest-detective, Father Brown. In spite of his literary accomplishments, he considered himself primarily a journalist. He wrote over 4000 newspaper essays, including 30 years worth of weekly columns for the Illustrated London News, and 13 years of weekly columns for the Daily News. He also edited his own newspaper, G.K.’s Weekly.
Chesterton was equally at ease with literary and social criticism, history, politics, economics, philosophy, and theology.
He was educated at St. Paul’s, and went to art school at University College London. In 1900, he was asked to contribute a few magazine articles on art criticism, and went on to become one of the most prolific writers of all time. He wrote a hundred books, contributions to 200 more, hundreds of poems, including the epic Ballad of the White Horse, five plays, five novels, and some two hundred short stories, including a popular series featuring the priest-detective, Father Brown. In spite of his literary accomplishments, he considered himself primarily a journalist. He wrote over 4000 newspaper essays, including 30 years worth of weekly columns for the Illustrated London News, and 13 years of weekly columns for the Daily News. He also edited his own newspaper, G.K.’s Weekly.
Chesterton was equally at ease with literary and social criticism, history, politics, economics, philosophy, and theology.
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November 5, 2022
Great short stories~ love it
May 31, 2018
"Siapa pun bisa menjadi kejam--sekejam yang mereka mau. Kita bisa mengarahkan kemauan moral kita, tapi pada umumnya kita tak bisa mengubah selera kita secara naluriah dan cara kita melakukan sesuatu." (Brown, hlm. 294)
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Father Brown merupakan sosok unik. Ia jauh dari tampilan dan cara berpikir detektif pada umumnya. Seorang pastor kecil, berwajah bulat, dan tampak sangat tidak berbahaya. Ia menggunakan metode intuitif, manusiawi, dan bijaksana dalam memecahkan sebuah kasus. Kadang seakan tidak nyambung dengan hal yang tengah dibahas.
Dalam buku ini terdapat dua belas kasus berbeda. Sebagian mudah dicerna dan gampang ditebak, lainnya rumit bahkan tak jarang kasus terpecahkan sebelum saya memahami apa yang hendak diceritakan. Kegemaran sang penulis memasukkan berbagai majas dan ungkapan umum yang membuatnya dijuluki "prince of paradox", yang mungkin membuat sebagian kisah sulit dipahami. Secara garis besar tema-tema yang diangkat menarik. Saya pikir saya akan jatuh cinta pada kisah-kisahnya setelah membaca cerita pertama yang berjudul Ketiadaan Mr. Glass, tentang lelaki pemilik topi sutra misterius yang diduga telah mencelakakan Mr. Todhunter. Akan tetapi, cerita kedua dan beberapa lainnya memiliki tata bahasa yang agak rumit hingga saya harus membaca berulang beberapa kalimat untuk bisa memahami. Adegan paling membekas dalam benak saya adalah ketika Edward Nutt, seorang editor dalam kisah berjudul Wig Ungu, yang secara otomatis dan akibat kebiasaan, mengedit kata pada naskah yang hendak dilemparnya ke tong sampah. Sudah jelas-jelas mau dibuang masih sempat-sempatnya mengedit ketika menangkap kata yang dirasa kurang pas. :D
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Father Brown merupakan sosok unik. Ia jauh dari tampilan dan cara berpikir detektif pada umumnya. Seorang pastor kecil, berwajah bulat, dan tampak sangat tidak berbahaya. Ia menggunakan metode intuitif, manusiawi, dan bijaksana dalam memecahkan sebuah kasus. Kadang seakan tidak nyambung dengan hal yang tengah dibahas.
Dalam buku ini terdapat dua belas kasus berbeda. Sebagian mudah dicerna dan gampang ditebak, lainnya rumit bahkan tak jarang kasus terpecahkan sebelum saya memahami apa yang hendak diceritakan. Kegemaran sang penulis memasukkan berbagai majas dan ungkapan umum yang membuatnya dijuluki "prince of paradox", yang mungkin membuat sebagian kisah sulit dipahami. Secara garis besar tema-tema yang diangkat menarik. Saya pikir saya akan jatuh cinta pada kisah-kisahnya setelah membaca cerita pertama yang berjudul Ketiadaan Mr. Glass, tentang lelaki pemilik topi sutra misterius yang diduga telah mencelakakan Mr. Todhunter. Akan tetapi, cerita kedua dan beberapa lainnya memiliki tata bahasa yang agak rumit hingga saya harus membaca berulang beberapa kalimat untuk bisa memahami. Adegan paling membekas dalam benak saya adalah ketika Edward Nutt, seorang editor dalam kisah berjudul Wig Ungu, yang secara otomatis dan akibat kebiasaan, mengedit kata pada naskah yang hendak dilemparnya ke tong sampah. Sudah jelas-jelas mau dibuang masih sempat-sempatnya mengedit ketika menangkap kata yang dirasa kurang pas. :D
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