The Wisdom of Father Brown
Gelesen von Martin Clifton
G. K. Chesterton
(4,571 Sterne; 548 Bewertungen)
This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a short, nondescript Catholic Priest with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella who has an uncanny insight into human evil. His methods, unlike those of his near contemporary Sherlock Holmes, although based on observation of details often unnoticed by others, tended to be intuitive rather than deductive. Although clearly devout, he always emphasizes rationality: despite his religiousness and his belief in God and miracles, he manages to see the perfectly ordinary, natural explanation of the problem. He is a devout, educated and "civilized" clergyman, who is totally familiar with contemporary and secular thought and behavior. His character was thought to be based on Father John O'Connor (1870 - 1952), a parish priest in Bradford, Yorkshire. (Summary by Martin) (7 hr 17 min)
Chapters
Bewertungen
Better than TV
TLast
(4 Sterne)
This is what the author was saying, not what the TV show turned them into—which are completely different.
Contents
radiotech
(5 Sterne)
Chapter 1: The Absence of Mr Glass Chapter 2: The Paradise of Thieves Chapter 3: The Duel of Dr Hirsch Chapter 4: The Man in the Passage Chapter 5: The Mistake of the Machine Chapter 6: The Head of Caesar Chapter 7: The Purple Wig Chapter 8: The Perishing of the Pendragons Chapter 9: The God of the Gongs Chapter 10: The Salad of Colonel Cray Chapter 11: The Strange Crime of John Boulnois Chapter 12: The Fairy Tale of Father Brown
second listen
obx12
(5 Sterne)
Father Brown is one of my favorite characters. I enjoy listening to the stories and watching the series on BBC. Chesterton is unique in his insights and his plots reflect it. The reader is excellent.
Fhardison
(5 Sterne)
the reader is fantastic and enjoy to listen to. the stories are interesting it's not Sherlock Holmes but it's amusing than the less. it's quite a different style
Pepi
(4 Sterne)
very competently read, and nice to hear a British accent. Reading is occasionally slightly wooden and sometimes could use longer pauses between interlocutors or concepts, but great work, thanks Martin!
Interesting But Different Than The First Book
Kat
(4 Sterne)
Good reader! Stories not as in-the-moment and peopled as first book. But stories are interesting and solvable. Good readers.
Good Read
Mary Ann Mays
(5 Sterne)
Especially pleasant Father Brown stories, in which Father Brown is full of ruminations and making conclusion based on....what?
Very Enjoyable
Sewnavy
(5 Sterne)
Some of these are repeats from another Father Brown book. The listening was very enjoyable anyway