Publisher's Synopsis
The first collection of Father Brown stories to be published in 1911 is the basis for this study, with notes providing both background details about England at the turn of the century and textual variations where significant. Martin Gardner has also written an introduction and a full bibliography is included.;Martin Gardner is the annotator of "The annotated snark", "The annotated ancient mariner" and "The annotated Alice". Other Martin Gardner books published by OUP: "Good, bad and bogus", "Order and surprise" "The sacred beetle", "The whys of a philosophical scrivener" and "Puzzles from other worlds".
