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  • By Darwin8u on 02-04-13
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  • By: G.K. Chesterton
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  • Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

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  • The Innocence of Father Brown, Vol. 2

  • By: M. J. Elliott, G. K. Chesterton
  • Narrated by: The Colonial Radio Players, J. T. Turner
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From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest takes on bandits, traitors and killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it. The award winning Colonial Theatre on the Air has dramatized G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories from The Innocence of Father Brown with a full cast, music score, and sound effects.

Publisher's Summary

Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton's lovable little Norfolk priest, has an uncanny knack of unraveling mysteries that leave lesser mortals floundering. His sympathetic understanding of human nature never deserts him, even when he himself is touched by a breath of scandal, thanks to the hasty conclusions of a crusading newspaperman.

In this collection, Father Brown uses his distinctive style of deduction to solve the seemingly insoluble. As well as the title story, the other puzzles include: The Quick One, The Blast of the Book, The Green Man, The Pursuit of Mr Blue, The Point of a Pin and The Vampire of the Village.
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NOT ALL OF THE COLLECTION

Is there anything you would change about this book?

YES there should be the two missing stories here is the complete list

The Scandal of Father Brown
The Quick One
The Blast of the Book
The Green Man
The Pursuit of Mr Blue
The Crime of the Communist
The Point of a Pin
The Insoluble Problem

you are missing

The Crime of the Communist
and
The Insoluble Problem

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no modern movies are trash

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

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great

I am never disappointed with Chesterton. Good book, goo reader. I loved it. great buy.

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  • Ceripol
  • 07-20-15

Excellent performance and great story

I love the Father Brown stories. This set is wonderfully read by John Graham. Good voices, different enough so that you can tell who is speaking, but all within keeping of the character.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful