The Scandal of Father Brown

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gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:adaptedInto radio plays
gptkbp:author gptkb:G._K._Chesterton
gptkbp:character detective
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Father_Brown's_character
gptkbp:contains mysteries
gptkbp:criticalReception generally positive
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired adaptations
gptkbp:firstClaim 1935 edition
gptkbp:format print
gptkbp:genre mystery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Scandal of Father Brown
gptkbp:illustrator Various
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
short stories
social commentary
moral ambiguity
moral dilemmas
mystery genre
urban settings
religious symbolism
faith and doubt
whodunit
amateur sleuth
rural_England
gptkbp:influencedBy Gothic fiction
crime and justice
detective fiction
complex characters
light-hearted
mystery solving
vivid imagery
episodic structure
philosophical dialogue
quirky characters
redemption arcs
witty dialogue
satirical tone
unexpected resolutions
detective motifs
moral perspective
gptkbp:ISBN 978-1-84749-123-4
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Father_Brown
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
gptkbp:numberOfStores 12
gptkbp:pageCount 256
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:The_Innocence_of_Father_Brown
gptkbp:publicationNumber gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:publishedIn 1935
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Cassell_and_Company
gptkbp:publishes hardcover
gptkbp:relatedTo The Father Brown Stories
gptkbp:series gptkb:Father_Brown
gptkbp:setting gptkb:England
gptkbp:style humorous
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Secret_of_Father_Brown
gptkbp:theme crime