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The Blue Cross

G. K. Chesterton

First published March 1929
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Father Brown

Notes

The earliest Father Brown story • published as "The Blue Cross" September 1910 in UK monthly The Storyteller • first published 1910-07-23 in US weekly The Saturday Evening Post 183.4 as "The Innocence of Father Brown: Valentin Follows a Curious Trail", with illustrations by George Gibbs The first publication closes, "Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of six tales of Father Brown by Mr. Chesterton. The second will appear in an early issue." (page 37 at HathiTrust)

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Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1929 The Argosy, March 1929 The Amalgamated Press MAGAZINE 81
March 1934 Cover Tales of Mystery and Detection World's Work MAGAZINE
April 1967 Cover Great Tales of Action and Adventure Dell Laurel-Leaf Anthology 49
November 1977 Cover Great Tales of Action and Adventure Dell Anthology 49
March 1993 Cover Favorite Father Brown Stories Dover Publications Collection
March 1993 Cover Favorite Father Brown Stories Dover Publications Collection
September 1997 Cover The Blue Cross DH Audio Chapbook
July 2016 Cover Crime & Mystery Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Anthology 25
November 2016 Cover Crime & Mystery Short Stories Flame Tree Publishing Anthology