The Dr. Thorndyke Short Story Omnibus

The Dr. Thorndyke Short Story Omnibus - Hardcover

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The Dr. Thorndyke Short Story Omnibus - Hardcover

The Dr. Thorndyke Short Story Omnibus - Hardcover

by R. Austin Freeman
$78.64
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Book Overview

Dr. Thorndyke is one of the best creations of the Golden Age of British detective fiction. He is both medical doctor and barrister and the first great exponent of forensics in fiction, with an encyclopedic scientific knowledge. R. Austin Freeman was innovative in his writing too - some of his stories are divided in two: the first part describes the crime AND who did it - the second, the means of detection. In this new omnibus edition, over forty Thorndyke short stories are gathered, from The Singing Bone (a.k.a. The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke), The Great Portrait Mystery, John Thorndyke's Cases (a.k.a. Dr. Thorndyke's Cases), The Magic Casket, The Puzzle Lock and Dr. Thorndyke's Case Book (a.k.a. The Blue Scarab).
ISBN9781849025010
Author R. Austin Freeman
PublisherOxford City Press
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedMarch 2011
LanguageENG- English
Pages1042
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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By R. Austin Freeman

About R. Austin Freeman

Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was born in London. He studied medicine at Middlesex Hospital and then entered the Colonial Service. He was assigned to a post in Accra on the Gold Coast of Africa. During his time in Africa he contracted blackwater fever which forced him to return to London. Unable to find a permanent medical position, he decided to try his hand at writing fiction. His first stories were written in collaboration with Dr. John James Pitcairn, the medical officer at Holloway Prison using the pen name Clifford Ashdown. In 1907 the first Dr. Thorndyke novel "The Red Thumb Mark" was published. He served as a Captain in the Royal Army Medical Corp during World War I. He continued writing up until his death, writing parts of "Mr. Polton Explains" in a bomb shelter in 1939 at the age of 77.

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