The Elusive Father Brown

The Life of Mgr John O'Connor

New Paperback Illustrated

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GK Chesterton’s fictional priest-detective Father Brown was inspired by his friend Mgr John O’Connor, who was born in Ireland but spent much of his life as a beloved parish priest in Bradford. This biography brings out the full range of O’Connor’s activities, including his prolific writing and art collecting, his church building and commissions from artist and sculptor Eric Gill.

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