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CHESTERTON, G.K. The Innocence of Father Brown . London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1911. 8 o. Frontispiece and plates by Sydney Seymour Lucas Original red cloth, gilt-lettered on front cover and spine (slightly shaken, some staining to covers, light wear at extremities). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST FATHER BROWN BOOK. "The miracle book of 1911 introduced Father Brown to an eternally grateful public. The position of Father Brown has been expressed pertinently by Barnaby Ross who wrote: 'If there is one character in detective fiction who possesses the innocence and wisdom to sit beside the immortal Holmes, it is that apotheosis of incredulity, Father Brown.' You will find in [ The Innocence of Father Brown ] all the wonderous qualities of Chesterton's genius: his extraordinary cleverness of plot, his unique style, and his brilliant use of paradox both in language and in the counterplay of the supernatural and the natural" ( Queen's Quorum 47).