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 2) * 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 * 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 * UPDATED with revised texts and improved structure CONTENTS: The Thorndyke Novels The Red Thumb Mark (1907) The Eye of Osiris (1911) The Mystery of 31 New Inn (1912) A Silent Witness (1914) Helen Vardon’s Confession (1922) The Cat’s Eye (1923) The Mystery of Angelina Frood (1924) The Shadow of the Wolf (1925) The D’Arblay Mystery (1926) A Certain Dr. Thorndyke (1927) As a Thief in the Night (1928) Mr. Pottermack’s Oversight (1930) Dr. Thorndyke Investigates (1930) Pontifex, Son and Thorndyke (1931) When Rogues Fall Out (1932) Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes (1933) For the Defence: Dr. Thorndyke (1934) The Penrose Mystery (1936) Felo de Se? (1937) The Stoneware Monkey (1938) Mr. Polton Explains (1940) The Jacob Street Mystery (1942) The Thorndyke Short Story Collections John Thorndyke’s Cases (1909) The Singing Bone (1912) Dr. Thorndyke’s Casebook (1923) The Puzzle Lock (1925) The Magic Casket (1927) The Famous Cases of Dr. Thorndyke (1929) Dr. Thorndyke’s Crime File (1941) The Other Novels The Golden Pool (1905) The Unwilling Adventurer (1913) The Uttermost Farthing (1914) The Exploits of Danby Croker (1916) Flighty Phyllis (1928) The Shorter Fiction The Adventures of Romney Pringle (1903) The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle (1903) From a Surgeon’s Diary (1905) The Great Portrait Mystery and Other Stories (1918) The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb (1927) 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 (1893) Social Decay and Regeneration (1921) The Art of the Detective Story (1924)
