The Father Brown Stories, in Two Volumes (The Folio Society)

359; 448 pp. Purple cloth, gilt titles, black stamped illustrations on spines and boards. With his cherubic face and unworldly simplicity, his glasses and huge umbrella, Father Brown is one of the most unforgettable characters in literature. This collection includes stories originally published in 1911 and 1914 as The Innocence of Father Brown and The Wisdom of Father Brown (volume 1) and from 1926-1929 as The Incredulity of Father Brown; The Secret of Father Brown; and The Scandal of Father Brown (volume 2), with a new introduction by Colin Dexter, and illustrations by Val Biro.