The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a collection of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton, first published in the United Kingdom by Cassell in 1922, with a US edition from Harper. Eight connected stories star Horne Fisher, a well-connected amateur sleuth; the rest stand alone.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Cassell and Company, 1922
- First published
- Cassell, United Kingdom, 1922
The first edition of The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton was published in London by Cassell and Company in 1922. We track 2 editions.
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First edition
- 1st Cassell and Company1922 Hardback I own The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Other Stories, Cassell and Company 1922 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Harper & Brothers1922 Hardback I own The Man Who Knew Too Much, Harper & Brothers 1922 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- England
- Characters
- Horne Fisher
- Genre
- detective fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 645 on Open Library, 612 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 5 languages
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Man Who Knew Too Much?
The first edition of The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton was published in London by Cassell and Company in 1922.
How many editions of The Man Who Knew Too Much are there?
We track 2 editions of The Man Who Knew Too Much, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Can I read The Man Who Knew Too Much for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
Where these facts come from
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (book), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (Q4508487), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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