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Nocturnal Tales: Mystery Audiobooks and Crime Stories

Nocturnal Tales: Mystery Audiobooks and Crime Stories

The Flying Stars & The Wrong Shape by G. K. Chesterton | The Midnight Archive — A Father Brown Mystery

Nocturnal Tales: Mystery Audiobooks and Crime Stories · Oct 11, 2026 · 1:23:53

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Father Brown is back for a second Sunday in a row, with two early cases — and his old adversary Flambeau is in both of them.

Boxing Day near Putney, three famous diamonds and a Christmas pantomime; then a strange house on the North Road and a poet who writes about the East. Two early Father Brown cases, with Flambeau in both.

ℹ️ FOR LISTENERS
This is a complete, unabridged reading of The Flying Stars & The Wrong Shape by G. K. Chesterton, from The Innocence of Father Brown (1911), now in the public domain. Every word is the author's own. Part of The Midnight Archive: three nights of classics every week, alongside four original Nocturnal Tales mysteries. Some phrases reflect the prejudices of their time.

🗳️ YOU CHOOSE WHAT'S NEXT
The Archive is deep — Judith Lee? Max Carrados? Loveday Brooke? Violet Strange? Sherlock Holmes? Father Brown? Lady Molly? Raffles? Dr Thorndyke? Arsène Lupin? Vote in the poll attached to this episode, or tell us in the comments which classic you want to hear by lamplight.

💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS
Which of the two did you prefer — and should Father Brown stay on Sundays? 🕵️

🕒 CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
01:37 - The Flying Stars
36:07 - Interlude
36:46 - The Wrong Shape
1:21:07 - Closing

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🧾 CREDITS
Narrated and produced by Nocturnal Tales. Story by G. K. Chesterton (public domain).

🔖 TAGS / KEYWORDS
father brown audiobook, the flying stars, the wrong shape, g k chesterton, flambeau, innocence of father brown 1911, christmas pantomime mystery, public domain audiobook, unabridged classic mystery

🏷️ HASHTAGS
#NocturnalTales #MidnightArchive #FatherBrown #Chesterton #Flambeau #ClassicMystery #FullAudiobook #Unabridged #DetectiveFiction #PublicDomain

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