Complete 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. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Freeman's complete works, 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

  • All 27 novels, with individual contents tables

  • Rare novels often missed out of collections

  • All the Thorndyke short story collections

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

  • 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

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    CONTENTS:

    The 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

    THE MYSTERY OF ANGELINA FROOD

    THE SHADOW OF THE WOLF

    THE D'ARBLAY MYSTERY

    A CERTAIN DR. THORNDYKE

    AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT

    MR. POTTERMACK'S OVERSIGHT

    PONTIFEX, SON AND THORNDYKE

    WHEN ROGUES FALL OUT

    DR. THORNDYKE INVESTIGATES

    DR. THORNDYKE INTERVENES

    FOR THE DEFENCE: DR. THORNDYKE

    THE PENROSE MYSTERY

    FELO DE SE; OR DEATH AT THE INN

    THE STONEWARE MONKEY

    MR. POLTON EXPLAINS

    THE JACOB STREET MYSTERY

    The Thorndyke Short Story Collections

    JOHN THORNDYKE'S CASES

    THE SINGING BONE

    DR. THORNDYKE'S CASEBOOK

    THE PUZZLE LOCK

    THE MAGIC CASKET

    THE FAMOUS CASES OF DR. THORNDYKE

    DR. THORNDYKE'S CRIME FILE

    The 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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