Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Delphi Classics)

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By R. Austin Freeman

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The pioneering creator of the inverted detective story, R. Austin Freeman was a popular Edwardian author of novels and short stories featuring Dr. Thorndyke, a pathologist-detective. Well-liked by readers of Sherlock Holmes, Freeman's detective and mystery tales offered an innovative approach to the genre, selling thousands of copies on both sides of the Atlantic. This comprehensive eBook presents the most complete edition possible of Freeman's works in the US, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

  • Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Freeman's life and works

  • Detailed introductions to the major novels and other texts

  • 11 novels, with individual contents tables

  • Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Edwardian texts

  • Rare novels often missed out of collections

  • Excellent formatting of the texts

  • Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories

  • Easily locate the short stories you want to read

  • Includes Freeman's rare non-fiction works, including the fully illustrated travel book TRAVELS AND LIFE IN ASHANTI AND JAMAN – available in no other collection

  • Includes Freeman's seminal essay THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY

  • Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

    Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, 16 novels and 5 story collections cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available in your public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.

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    CONTENTS:

    Thorndyke Novels

    THE RED THUMB MARK

    THE EYE OF OSIRIS

    THE MYSTERY OF 31 NEW INN

    A SILENT WITNESS

    HELEN VARDON'S CONFESSION

    THE CAT'S EYE

    Thorndyke Short Story Collections

    JOHN THORNDYKE'S CASES

    THE SINGING BONE

    Other Novels

    THE GOLDEN POOL

    THE UNWILLING ADVENTURER

    THE UTTERMOST FARTHING

    THE EXPLOITS OF DANBY CROKER

    FLIGHTY PHYLLIS

    The Shorter Fiction

    THE ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLE

    THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLE

    FROM A SURGEON'S DIARY

    THE GREAT PORTRAIT MYSTERY AND OTHER STORIES

    THE SURPRISING EXPERIENCES OF MR. SHUTTLEBURY COBB

    Index of Short Stories

    LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

    LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

    The Non-Fiction

    TRAVELS AND LIFE IN ASHANTI AND JAMAN

    SOCIAL DECAY AND REGENERATION

    THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY

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