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The Club of Queer Trades

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First published: 1905
Pages: 126

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The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown
56:21
The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation
38:00
The Awful Reason of the Vicar's Visit
44:25
The Singular Speculation of the House-Agent
49:52
The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd
43:25
The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady
56:44

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A retired judge and his companions stumble upon the Club of Queer Trades, an exclusive society whose members must each invent an entirely new and bizarre way of earning a living, leading to a series of delightfully baffling mysteries with ingenious, unexpected solutions. Chesterton's linked comic detective stories sparkle with paradox, whimsy, and his gift for turning the everyday into the marvelous. Playful and clever, The Club of Queer Trades is a charming precursor to his Father Brown tales, full of wit and surprise. Light, inventive, and thoroughly entertaining, it delights in the strangeness hidden within ordinary life and the joy of a puzzle turned upside down.

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G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer, critic, and Christian apologist famous for the Father Brown mysteries and sharp, paradox-loving essays. His playful intelligence made him one of the most quotable authors of his age.