Father Brown : Selected Stories — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- ReligionSupportingChristian, Other or made-up faith
- Race & cultureBrief
Not found
- Scary content
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources do not say whether the stories contain swear words.
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Father Brown : Selected Stories appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Each story is a murder mystery or crime puzzle, and one story involves a secret society that kills victims in human sacrifice. The detective is a Catholic priest whose insight comes partly from hearing confessions, and one story features a priest, a vicar, a Presbyterian and an atheist, though a reviewer calls the religious element mostly underplayed.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have violence?
Found (Supporting): Each story is a murder mystery or crime puzzle, and one story involves a secret society that kills victims in human sacrifice.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian, Other or made-up faith): The detective is a Catholic priest whose insight comes partly from hearing confessions, and one story features a priest, a vicar, a Presbyterian and an atheist, though a reviewer calls the religious element mostly underplayed.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have race & culture?
Found (Brief): One story, 'The God of the Gongs', is described as showing a murderous secret society of West Indian people practising human sacrifice, and a reader says other stories include stereotyped references to people of color and non-English people.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say whether the stories contain swear words.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Father Brown : Selected Stories have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
