The Man Who Knew Too Much

by G. K. Chesterton Narrated by LibriVox Community

Overview

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential and prolific English writer of the early 20th century. He was a journalist, a poet and a novelist. He wrote 80 books and 200 short stories in addition to his other work. He is perhaps best remembered for his `Father Brown' stories; two collections of which are available at Librivox.org.`The Man Who Knew Too Much' has some similarities to the Father Brown stories: Horne Fisher the eponymous hero is connected and indeed related to many of the high-ranking politicians of his age and thus `knows too much' about the background of the mysteries in which he becomes embroiled and which he unravels. (Summary by Martin Clifton)

Editorial Reviews

JANUARY 2018 - AudioFile

G.K. Chesterton, creator of the Father Brown mysteries, essayist, and author of religious commentaries, wrote this mystery in 1922. It’s a series of eight tangentially interconnected mysteries featuring Horne Fisher, a high-level bureaucrat who uses his inside knowledge and deductive reasoning to solve murders involving the political elite. Derek Perkins narrates these short stories, rendering perfectly the reserved, confident voices of English aristocrats. The mysteries, set in a mythical prewar England, are narrated subtly and unemotionally—Perkins’s tone is reserved, his words clearly enunciated. Regrettably, the stories show their age. But the audiobook’s strengths include Chesterton’s elegant prose and clever similes as well as Perkins’s beautiful baritone voice. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169159844
Publisher:	LibriVox
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Sales rank:	452,407

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