“One of his hobbies was to wait for the American Shakespeare — a hobby more patient than angling.”

'The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) The Secret Garden
The Father Brown Mystery Series (1910 - 1927)

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English mystery novelist and Christian apologist 1874–1936

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