THE WISDOM OF FATHER BROWNFront matterG. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton·1 min read·1 of 13Chapter navigation13 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterONE — The Absence of Mr GlassTWO. — The Paradise of ThievesTHREE — The Duel of Dr HirschFOUR — The Man in the PassageFIVE — The Mistake of the MachineSIX — The Head of CaesarSEVEN — The Purple WigEIGHT — The Perishing of the PendragonsNINE — The God of the GongsTEN — The Salad of Colonel CrayELEVEN — The Strange Crime of John BoulnoisTWELVE — The Fairy Tale of Father BrownBeginning of this editionNext chapter →ONE — The Absence of Mr GlassAll chapters and sections (13)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsONE — The Absence of Mr GlassTWO. — The Paradise of ThievesTHREE — The Duel of Dr HirschFOUR — The Man in the PassageFIVE — The Mistake of the MachineSIX — The Head of CaesarSEVEN — The Purple WigEIGHT — The Perishing of the PendragonsNINE — The God of the GongsTEN — The Salad of Colonel CrayELEVEN — The Strange Crime of John BoulnoisTWELVE — The Fairy Tale of Father BrownTo LUCIAN OLDERSHAW✦You’ve reached the end of this chapter.Back to the bookNext chapter Reading edition