"The Father Brown Stories" by G.K. Chesterton. Folio Society, London - 1996 first thus UK edition - complete in two volumes - 20cmx15cm - condition: very good, in original decorated purple bindings, in slipcases, Introduction by Colin Dexter and illustrated by Val Biro. Collects: Vol. I: 'The Innocence of Father Brown' and 'The Wisdom of Father Brown'; Vol II: 'The Incredulity of Father Brown', 'The Secret of Father Brown' and 'The Scandal of Father Brown'. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936.[1] Father Brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature. Chesterton loosely based him on the Rt Rev. Msgr John O'Connor (1870–1952), a parish priest in Bradford, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922.[1] Since 2013, the character has been portrayed by Mark Williams in the ongoing BBC television series Father Brown.