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The Flying Stars
G. K. Chesterton · 1910 · Mystery & Detective
On Boxing Day at a Putney house, Sir Leopold Fischer displays three diamonds called the Flying Stars. A letter promises a famous actor, an improvised pantomime begins, and a policeman enters through the open doors—just as everyone expects. Father Brown alone sees where theatre ends and crime begins.
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This edition
- Title
- The Flying Stars
- Author
- G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
- First published
- 1910
- Illustrated plates
- 46 original artworks · 18 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 1 · about 5,485 words
- Reading time
- 22 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- August 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #204
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