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The Queer Feet

G. K. Chesterton · 1910 · Mystery & Detective

At the exclusive Vernon Hotel, Father Brown hears one pair of shoes perform two incompatible walks. When the priceless pearl-handled fish service of the Twelve True Fishermen disappears, the strange rhythm reveals a crime hidden in plain sight between servants and gentlemen.

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Title
The Queer Feet
Author
G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
First published
1910
Illustrated plates
46 original artworks · 18 open to everyone
Chapters
1 · about 7,819 words
Reading time
31 min
Language
EN
Formats
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Publisher
LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
On LitLab since
August 2026
Rights
Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.

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