The Queer Feet [short story]
by G. K. Chesterton
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If you were to meet a mild, hard-working little priest, named Father Brown, and were to ask him what he thought was the most singular luck of his life, he would probably reply that upon the whole his best stroke was at the Vernon Hotel, where he had averted a crime and, perhaps, saved a soul, merely by listening to a few footsteps in a passage..
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Or how Father Brown solves a crime by listening and interpreting a set of footsteps. As the Vernon Hotel hosts a dinner for The Twelve True Fishermen, a crime is committed, and then solved by Father Brown.
Though most of the story seemed to be leading up to the crime, it was an interesting enough tale.
Though most of the story seemed to be leading up to the crime, it was an interesting enough tale.
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England, in 1874. He began his education at St Paul's School, and later went on to study art at the Slade School, and literature at University College in London. Chesterton wrote a great deal of poetry, as well as works of social and literary criticism. Among his most notable books are The Man Who Was show more Thursday, a metaphysical thriller, and The Everlasting Man, a history of humankind's spiritual progress. After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics. Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective character Father Brown, who first appeared in "The Innocence of Father Brown." Chesterton died in 1936 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Vol. 12: Father Brown Stories, Part 1: The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Donnington Affair by G. K. Chesterton (indirect)
The Father Brown Omnibus: Including The Innocence of Father Brown; The Wisdom of Father Brown; The Incredulity of Father Brown; The Secret of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton (indirect)
The Innocence of Father Brown | The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor | The Thin Man by Penguin (indirect)
The Works of G.K. Chesterton (36 Books with active table of contents) by G. K. Chesterton (indirect)
Chesterton's Mysteries: 4-The Incredulity of Father Brown & The Secret of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton (indirect)
The Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton, Vol. 13: Father Brown Stories, Part 2: The Incredulity of Father Brown, The Secret of Father Brown, The Scandal of Father Brown, The Vampire of the Village, The Mask of Midas by G. K. Chesterton (indirect)
Club del misterio. Volumen I: Prólogo de J. J. BORGES. "El cuento policial, IX" . Dashiell HAMMETT: "Cosecha roja". Arthur CONAN DOYLE: "Las aventuras de Shrlock Holmes". Hellery QUEEN: "Cara a cara". Raymond CHANDLER: "El sueño eterno". Patricia IHGSMITH: Erle STANLEY GARDNER: "El cuchillo". "El caso del juguete mortífero". James HADLEY CHASE: "Impulso creador". "El secuestro de Miss Blandish". Nicholas BLAKE: "La bestia debe morir". Volumen 2: Prólogo de R. CHANDLER: " El simpl by AA.VV. (indirect)
Classic Crime 2: The Thin Man, The Innocence of Father Brown & The Face On the Cutting-Room Floor by G. K. Chesterton (indirect)
A Treasury of Father Brown Mysteries The Innocence of Father Brown & The Wisdom of Father Brown: Two Complete & Unabridged Classic Editions by G. K. Chesterton (indirect)
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- The Queer Feet [short story]
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- The Queer Feet [short story]
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- 1910
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