Gilbert Keith Chesterton, “The Man Who Knew Too Much”

The original 8 stories

The Man Who Knew Too Much is a famous collection of eight detective stories, published in Harper’s Monthly Magazine between April 1920 and June 1922.

It contains:

1. THE FACE IN THE TARGET
2. THE VANISHING PRINCE
3. III. THE SOUL OF THE SCHOOLBOY
4. THE BOTTOMLESS WELL
5. THE FAD OF THE FISHERMAN
6. THE HOLE IN THE WALL
7. THE TEMPLE OF SILENCE
8. THE VENGEANCE OF THE STATUE

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer. One of the literary giants of the twentieth century, he is the author of more than 100 books on a wide variety of subjects; he is best known for his much-loved Father Brown series of detective stories and this apologetic classic. He has been also referred to as the “prince of paradox”.

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