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The Head of Caesar from The Wisdom of Father Brown (1914) by G. K. Chesterton.

Here is another story from the 1914 collection of tales titled The Wisdom of Father Brown. It's an interesting tale of numismatists, shrimping in South Wales and rather strange pub in a mews in Fulham. Was it Fulham?
Anyway, the lesson here may well be 'Don't be greedy and go on the rob!' There may be some other nuances that I have missed but I'm sure somebody will expand on them in the comments.
As always, thank you for your support.
And as I often say, I hope to upload some more Conan Doyle tales shortly.

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  • @ashiliasythi3997
    @ashiliasythi399710 ай бұрын

    Always love listning to these when falling asleep. Beautifully theraputic and intellectually stimulating. Thank you wagland

  • @Bambisgf77

    @Bambisgf77

    10 ай бұрын

    Well said! 🎉

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad you like them, ashilia sythi!

  • @rkgaustin9043

    @rkgaustin9043

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm in bed with covid even now. This is very medicinal.

  • @katyb2793

    @katyb2793

    9 ай бұрын

    @@rkgaustin9043 I hope you're feeling better now! Covid is a beast.

  • @joeharoutunian1805

    @joeharoutunian1805

    9 ай бұрын

    Beautifully read as per usual. Fascinating and very odd tale. Thank you.

  • @Bambisgf77
    @Bambisgf7710 ай бұрын

    It’s always a good day when Greg drops one of his vocal masterpieces! 🎉Hope all is well with you and your family. 😊

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    All is as well as can be expected! We're none of us getting any younger, but we muddle on!

  • @bilindalaw-morley161
    @bilindalaw-morley1619 ай бұрын

    Your reading is an absolute joy to listen to. You have the perfect voice and enunciation for Chesterton. Thank you.

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    9 ай бұрын

    Many thanks for listening. Cheers!

  • @eleanorrands127
    @eleanorrands1279 ай бұрын

    You are my favourite narrator of all! Thank you so much for your wonderful telling of such classic detective stories.

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    9 ай бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @merlapittman5034
    @merlapittman503410 ай бұрын

    Yay, another Father Brown story! Thank you!

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for listening, Merla P!

  • @wordjunkys
    @wordjunkys10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for each of the recordings you upload! I am fond of your voice as well as the way you read (perform) the text & characters with a rhythm & cadence that enhances each story! Cheers from Nashville ✌️

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for listening, Nashville person! Glad you enjoy! Cheers!

  • @larsen8059
    @larsen80597 ай бұрын

    I love binging on your wonderful narrations, Mr. Wagland! Keeps me company on my long deadlines. Thank you!

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    7 ай бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @LittleDoris
    @LittleDoris9 ай бұрын

    I love the Father Brown stories and I love your narration so I'm so pleased you are reading these! Thank you

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad you like them, LD!

  • @user-zn7of3bd6o
    @user-zn7of3bd6o10 ай бұрын

    You make the story come alive. Thank you 😊

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for listening!

  • @samuelstephens6163
    @samuelstephens61639 ай бұрын

    I would love to hear you read Chesterton's The Club of Queer Trades, a little masterpiece of six short stories. The first, fourth, fifth, and sixth stories are among my most favorite of any.

  • @ronostick9718
    @ronostick97189 ай бұрын

    Brilliantly narrated Greg. Thank you.

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @KushDaddy333
    @KushDaddy3332 ай бұрын

    "Click whatever?¿?" 😅😂 Thanks for that much needed laugh after that intense ending. 😆

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    2 ай бұрын

    Ha! 😅

  • @judikingsman6132
    @judikingsman61329 ай бұрын

    Fabulous Father Brown 😍 Great Greg Wagland ❤

  • @Dildosoup
    @Dildosoup10 ай бұрын

    Thanks Greg! I hope you're well! 🎉

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    I am! Hope you are too up in the wilds!

  • @Dildosoup

    @Dildosoup

    10 ай бұрын

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio Actually sitting with the Mrs, hound and a gin listing to you during a powercut at the moment!

  • @angryjerrubaal
    @angryjerrubaal10 ай бұрын

    Amazing that you are covering the Father Brown stories! Beautifully read!

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @MsMtheory
    @MsMtheory10 ай бұрын

    YES! 😊, Ihave been so enjoying these! Tysm 🙏

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @jonmgoss
    @jonmgoss9 ай бұрын

    Awesome once again Greg 👏

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks again Jon!

  • @YvonneWilson312
    @YvonneWilson31210 ай бұрын

    Absolutely stellar, as always - thanks Greg!

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @SeanKL107
    @SeanKL10710 ай бұрын

    To any other longtime Magpie listeners; Are your internal monologues also starting to take the voice of a soft-spoken Englishman? Asking for a friend.

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    My internal monologues sound a bit less soft spoken which is surprising. Maybe some trapped anger?

  • @rezmetis6723
    @rezmetis672310 ай бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @martavdz4972
    @martavdz497210 ай бұрын

    I'm not sure asking for nuances is a good idea when some of your listeners studied literature and are trained to derive at least three theories from every sentence 😂 This story somehow reminds me of "RED TAPE IS FUN!" from Yes Minister. It's as if Chesterton amused himself by thinking "GREED IS BAD. Now let's make this statement fun! And as fantastic as possible!" Then he could read this story at Sunday school and say: "You see, children, if you are greedy, you could end up wearing an ugly false nose, brawling on sand dunes, staring into pub windows and even, God forbid, taking a cab to Wagga Wagga!" But there are some deep and grown-up thoughts, too. I was particularly struck by the "bad brother" rotting at home and the cheerful sister and her friend going out to the open seashore. Like "you need to go outside and open yourself up to new horizons". After all the lockdowns, this didn't sit well with me 😂 Also noticed the "unequal distribution of love" in the family and how much souring, bittering and rotting it can cause years and years later. And the reminder that a small sin can lead to a string of bad deeds and even crimes. But here, it's described in Christian terms: If you lose sight of God (or at least the good things associated with Him like justice, hope, love, or even simple human fun like Christabel and Philipp's shrimping), and substitute Him with a totally different image, you end up in a bad spiral. Thank you so much for your work! Very engaging! I'm a technical and court translator, currently working on a difficult translation for Latvian Railways and your stories and podcasts have kept me sane and cheerful. Listening to the stories one by one as you upload them sort of feels like witnessing Chesterton writing them in real time 😄

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Enjoyed your post, Martavdz. Wagga Wagga is a great name for a suburban house, in much the same way as 'Dunromin' or 'Dunroamin', that is a final abode to retire to after lives exhausted at the cutting edge of Empire. All the best. Latvian Railway literature - that really sounds like the ultimate in dry text, not unlike a recitation from the phone book.

  • @Ophelie10Villette
    @Ophelie10Villette9 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @mavisemberson8737
    @mavisemberson873710 ай бұрын

    Numistatists could let you know if Augustus issued Gold coins and, if they were ,whether they were used as currency or just as gifts to monarchs in other countries. Currency in Roman times is a study in its self. Most coins found by metal dectectorists are a sort of debased metal masquerading as bronze and were minted in local cities, I heard.

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Interesting. I enjoy the tv series The Detectorists - a gentle quest for all manner of lost things.

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon557510 ай бұрын

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank You *Greg*

  • @abarton1978
    @abarton197810 ай бұрын

    Yeeeessssss, new story! ❤

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Indeed!

  • @sus_r0
    @sus_r010 ай бұрын

    nice

  • @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    @sherlock_holmes_magpie_audio

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks