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Offline Lybus

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« on: October 09, 2010, 06:32:24 PM »
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    • Anyone ever hear of Chesterton's Father Brown series? It's quite good. It's about a detective priest who has a very deep insight into human evil and uses that knowledge to solve cases. I've found it to be quite good so far and if you want good wholesome literature, it might be worth looking into.

    You can easily find some of Chesterton's short stories online. Just Google them. His first one is "Blue Cross" if I am remembering right. So type in, "Blue Cross Father Brown" into google.
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    In regards to being a responsible man, would it be interesting to learn, after six years of accuмulating all the wisdom you could, that you had it right all alon

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    « Reply #1 on: October 09, 2010, 08:26:24 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lybus
    Anyone ever hear of Chesterton's Father Brown series? It's quite good. It's about a detective priest who has a very deep insight into human evil and uses that knowledge to solve cases. I've found it to be quite good so far and if you want good wholesome literature, it might be worth looking into.

    You can easily find some of Chesterton's short stories online. Just Google them. His first one is "Blue Cross" if I am remembering right. So type in, "Blue Cross Father Brown" into google.


    Lybus, Good call.  I enjoy Father Brown.  When you're done reading them, maybe you might find the DVDs of Father Brown Mysteries, starring Kenneth More.  They were made in the early '80s.  After Chesterton's Father Brown, you could move on to Dorothy L. Sayers, Lord Peter Wimsey series.  I've been reading a series of mysteries written by Paul Doherty.  The premise of the books in the series is individual stories told by a group of people on a pilgrimage to Canterbury to see the tomb of Thomas a Becket.  The stories are told at the end of the day's journey when the pilgrims stop at their place of lodging for that evening.  Here's what Publisher's Weekly had to say about the first book in the series, An Ancient Evil:  The pilgrims decide to ease the hardship of their journey with tales told by each of them in turn. The Knight is first off with this story of the Strigoi, a demon who, with his minions, drinks human blood and can be destroyed only by fire. Two centuries earlier, Sir Hugo Mortimer of Oxfordshire, under orders from King William, captured the Strigoi and buried him alive beneath his tower keep. Now, in the Oxford of the 1400s, corpses drained of blood keep turning up. Sir Godfrey Evesden, a blind woman exorcist and a young Scotsman are commissioned by the King to seek out and destroy the murderer. The three roam the reeking streets of Oxford, the corridors of the University and the Trinitarian friary built over the Strigoi's old keep. After several hair-raising encounters with the undead, they end their mission in a sea battle. Or do they? The Strigoi will doubtless rise again. Doherty's masterly evocation of medieval England will leave readers looking forward to the tale of the Wife of Bath.

    This book scared me silly.  Well, I guess I'll stop with anymore suggestions since it's seems I've planned your read list for the next year, LOL.
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    « Reply #2 on: October 10, 2010, 07:12:42 PM »
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    • The Colonial Radio Theater has audio adaptations of Chesterton's Father Brown series. I like to listen to them when they come on the radio, but I think you can find them online somewhere.

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    This book scared me silly.  Well, I guess I'll stop with anymore suggestions since it's seems I've planned your read list for the next year, LOL.


    Well if you have anymore of the sort to recommend, do tell us! I'll need something to put next to E.A.Poe next time I go shopping for books.
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    « Reply #3 on: October 10, 2010, 08:15:57 PM »
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    • Yes I am rather short on literature like that myself. Keep the ideas flowing.
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    « Reply #4 on: October 11, 2010, 09:35:20 AM »
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    • Quote from: Lybus
    Yes I am rather short on literature like that myself. Keep the ideas flowing.
     

    Following is the website of the author I recommended.

    http://www.paulcdoherty.com/

    I like his Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury tales.  These start with the book, An Ancient Evil.   I like these because the evil in these tales sound plausible, and the endings are not wrapped up neatly and tied with a bow.  So when you're done with the book, you're still left wondering.

    I also like The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelsan.  In this series Brother Athelsan as part of a penance given to him for disobedience, is sent to a run down church in London as its Pastor and must be a scribe to the King's coroner.  Good story lines, fantastic historical detail (Mr. Doherty graduated with an English history degree from Oxford), and some well placed humor.  

    When shopping for the above mentioned books, use the website for reference because it's not uncommon to find the same title with different pseudonyms.

    I have one more recommendation that wouldn't be classified horror or mystery, it's just IMHO, a good book written by a Catholic author.  The title, Dialogues With the Devil, written by, Taylor Caldwell.  It's about a series of letters between, St. Michael the Archangel and Lucifer. Read reviews here,

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0891902791/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0891902791&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwchanco-20

    A much better piece of work then the Screwtape Letters.  Do try your library first. It's not always easy to find an inexpensive used copy.

    When you've run out of material to read let me know, I'm not only a hardcore bibliophile, I'm also a former bookseller.  

    A little hint on how to save some money when shopping for used books online.  Take a look at alibris.com and if you find the book you're looking for, at the price you're willing to pay, go searching for a coupon code for alibris.  The codes you'll find at minimum, will save you at least a dollar. Alibris is the only site I'm aware of that always has coupon codes out there on the net.  
    But don't forget, the best starting point for books is your local library!   :reading:  

    Oops, forgot an author.  Louis de Wohl writes great historical fiction novels about various saints.  Again, another Catholic author who pays strict attention to historical detail.
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    Offline John Grace

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    « Reply #5 on: February 23, 2011, 02:55:10 PM »
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    • I always enjoy reading the Father Browne stories and anything by GK Chesterton.
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