The Incredulity of Father Brown

The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926)
by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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THE
INCREDULITY OF FATHER BROWN

THE INCREDULITY
OF FATHER BROWN

By G. K. CHESTERTON

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CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD
London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney

First publishedJune 1926
Second ImpressionAugust 1926

Printed in Great Britain

To
PATRICIA BURKE

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NOTE.—I do not know if it is necessary to say, of stories so slight, that the archæology and history are largely assumed for the sake of the story. Problems of a very similar sort do exist; but I have deliberately avoided reproducing any real one.


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1926, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929.


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