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The Sins of Prince Saradine
G. K. Chesterton · 1910 · Mystery & Detective
During a boating holiday in the Norfolk Broads, Father Brown and Flambeau follow a cryptic invitation to an isolated reed island. A mirrored house, a theatrical prince, six oarsmen, and a black case containing two rapiers draw them into a reckoning shaped by old injuries and mistaken identity.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 22 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
The World of Reed Island
The World in The Norfolk Broads, circa 1910Boating, island dwellings, fishing, navigation, and the reed-fringed waterways of eastern England.
The Reed Island Mystery - Connections
The Sins of Prince Saradine - Principal Characters
Father Brown - The Quiet Observer
Flambeau - The Man of Action
Scene I - Fairyland Before Dawn
Scene III - Here Is Reed Island
This edition
- Title
- The Sins of Prince Saradine
- Author
- G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
- First published
- 1910
- Illustrated plates
- 51 original artworks · 22 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 1 · about 7,547 words
- Reading time
- 30 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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