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'You had better see this for yourself,' he said heavily. 'But I warn you to be prepared.' 'Prepared for what?' asked the other. 'Only for the most horrible thing I ever saw in my life,' said Father Brown. Sir Arthur Vaudrey vanishes without a trace; a young girl is haunted by an invisible man and an Admiral 'drowns' in a slimy pool. Strange, sinister and terrifying things are afoot in this compelling collection of stories strictly for the strong of heart. Thankfully, always present is the relentless little priest, Father Brown, who manages to unravel the most unfathomable mysteries and solve the most sensational cases—including the worst crime in the world... Here is a taste of G.K. Chesterton's famous stories featuring the eccentric amateur detective who has entertained generations of readers since his first appearance in 1911. Cover illustration by Edward Mortelmans
Author
Gilbert 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.
