Forfatter fødeår: 1874-1936
Chestertons herlige Fader Brown-historier er blevet nogle af kriminallitteraturens store klassikere. Fader Brown, som aldrig har fået noget fornavn, er en lille tyk, katolsk præst... Læs mere
En samling af G.K. Chestertons opfindsomme, tankefulde og lyriske mysterier med den uanseelige lille præst i front. Historierne er fulde af paradokser, åndelige indsigter og... Læs mere
Dette er måske den mest selvbiografiske samling Fader Brown-historier. Igennem dem fortæller Chesterton om berømmelse, om at rejse til Amerika og om omvendelse. Vi finder ud af at... Læs mere
Fader Brown er ikke blot sjælesørger. Han er også amatørdetektiv – endda i så høj grad, at han sammenlignes med de største i verdenslitteraturen, men han er også den mest ydmyge.... Læs mere
"Men may keep a sort of level of good, but no man has ever been able to keep on one level of evil. That road goes down and down." A rich, old man has been mysteriously... Læs mere
"I am going to hold a pistol to the head of the Modern Man. But I shall not use it to kill him – only to bring him to life." Innocent Smith, an "allegorical practical joker", turns everything... Læs mere
When Squire Vane receives some exotic trees from Africa, they quickly become the target of local superstition. Squire Vane is not the type of person to believe in anything supernatural... Læs mere
"The Frenchman works until he can play. The American works until he can’t play; and then thanks the devil, his master, that he is donkey enough to die in harness. But the... Læs mere
"I am going to hold a pistol to the head of the Modern Man. But I shall not use it to kill him – only to bring him to life." Innocent Smith, an "allegorical practical joker", turns everything... Læs mere
"The Frenchman works until he can play. The American works until he can’t play; and then thanks the devil, his master, that he is donkey enough to die in harness. But the... Læs mere
Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as superstition. To prove them wrong, once and... Læs mere