R. Austin Freeman – US version

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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 collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2)

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CONTENTS OF THE US VERSION:

Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, seven books (When Rogues Fall Out; Mr. Polton explains; Pontifex, Son & Thorndyke; The Jacob Street Mystery; Dr. Thorndyke’s Crime File; For the Defense: Dr. Thorndyke; Felo de se?) 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.

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)
Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes (1933)
For the Defence: Dr. Thorndyke (1934)
The Penrose Mystery (1936)
The Stoneware Monkey (1938)

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)

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)