花園血案之謎 The Secret Garden (第1/33頁)
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.切斯特頓
G.K.Chesterton
G.K.切斯特頓(G.K.Chesterton,1874—1936),英國作家。出生於倫敦一個小資產階級家庭。在校期間,喜歡寫詩,並獲得彌爾頓獎金。1900年,切斯特頓的第一部詩集《野騎士》出版。後來還出版了《新詩集》(1929),詩意清新雋永,其中以《飛的旅舍》(1914)的《祝酒歌》最為著名。另外,偵探小說集《布朗神父的純樸》(1911)、《布朗神父的智慧》(1914)、《布朗神父的秘密》(1927)、《布朗神父的醜行》(1935)等,也深受讀者歡迎。
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