The old man in the corner

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Author:

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947.

Title:

The old man in the corner

ISBN:

9780755111299

Personal Author:

Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947.

Publication Info:

London : House of Stratus, 2003.

Physical Description:

232 p. ; 21 cm.

Abstract:

These 12 mysteries by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel concern a mysterious armchair detective who solves crimes from reports and using logic. The stories describe murders, blackmail, theft and deception on the Edwardian streets.

Subject Term:

Detective and mystery stories, English.

Crime.

Short Stories.

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These twelve mysteries by the author of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' concern a mysterious armchair detective who solves crimes from reports and using logic. The stories describe murders, blackmail, theft and deception, but all have as their setting the fog-cloaked Edwardian streets: Fenchurch Street, Percy Street and Lisson Grove in London. Dublin, Glasgow, and Liverpool are also home to cases that have baffled detectives.

Author Notes

Emmuska Orczy was born in Tarnaörs, Heves County, Hungary on September 23, 1865. She attended West London School of Art and Heatherley's School of Fine Art. Collaborating with her husband Henry Montague Barstow, she produced and illustrated a translated version of Old Hungarian Fairy Tales in 1895. Her first novel, The Emperor's Candlesticks, was published in 1899. Her other works include In Mary's Reign, The Scarlet Pimpernel, I Will Repay, Mam'zelle Guillotine, Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, and The Nest of the Sparrowhawk. She died on November 12, 1947.

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The Old Man in the Corner is a selection of absorbing whodunit stories, featuring an irascible detective who sees clearly what is obscure to others. One of the original armchair detectives, The Old Man does no investigating of his own. He has no love of the police and maintains a healthy dose of sympathy For The criminals. Nevertheless, his analytical abilities are unsurpassed. The stories are told in flashback, As the Old Man relates his findings to a sarcastic young journalist while sitting in the corner of a teashop, tying knots in a piece of string. Best known as the creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy has an engaging style and love of the sensational which make the Old Man in the Corner an addictive pleasure. Excerpted from The Old Man in the Corner by Emmuska Orczy All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

The Fenchurch Street Mystery	p. 1
The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway	p. 21
The Mysterious Death in Percy Street	p. 41
The Dublin Mystery	p. 59
The Glasgow Mystery	p. 77
The Liverpool Mystery	p. 95
The Case of Miss Elliott	p. 111
The Lisson Grove Mystery	p. 129
The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace	p. 147
The Tremarn Case	p. 165
The Murder of Miss Pebmarsh	p. 185
The Affair at the Novelty Theatre	p. 205

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