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Author : Hubert Phillips
Publisher : London : J.M. Dent
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Brush Up Your Wits written by Hubert Phillips and published by London : J.M. Dent. This book was released on 1936 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marie D. Hottinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Brush Up Your English written by Marie D. Hottinger and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan Nieuwoudt Tromp
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Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Brush Up Your Afrikaans written by Jan Nieuwoudt Tromp and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Lemon
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Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Punch written by Mark Lemon and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
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Author : Michael Macrone
Publisher : Gramercy
ISBN 13 : 9780517189351
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (893 download)
Download or read book Brush Up Your Shakespeare! written by Michael Macrone and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 1990 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussion of Shakespeare's linguistic brilliance as a part of everyday vocabulary.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Delphi Classics
ISBN 13 : 1786560259
Total Pages : 7296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (865 download)
Download or read book Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Delphi Classics) written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 7296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. This comprehensive eBook presents the most complete edition possible of Freeman’s works in the US, 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 * 11 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Edwardian texts * Rare novels often missed out of collections * 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 Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, 16 novels and 5 story collections 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. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: 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 Thorndyke Short Story Collections JOHN THORNDYKE’S CASES THE SINGING BONE 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 Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Delphi Classics
ISBN 13 : 1786560240
Total Pages : 8934 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (865 download)
Download or read book Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman (Delphi Classics) written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 8934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles 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 Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Author : Samuel R. Phillips
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Know Nothing? written by Samuel R. Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Albert Reynolds Taylor
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Among Ourselves written by Albert Reynolds Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5527 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Dr. Thorndyke's Mysteries - The Complete Series written by R. Austin Freeman and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 5527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. John Thorndyke is a medical jurispractitioner, originally a medical doctor, he turned to the bar and became one of the first, in modern parlance, forensic scientists. His solutions are based on his method of collecting all possible data (including dust and pond weed) and making inferences from them before looking at any of the protagonists and motives in the crimes. Table of Contents: Introduction Meet Dr. 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 Intervenes For the Defence: Dr. Thorndyke The Penrose Mystery Felo De Se? The Stoneware Monkey Mr. Polton Explains The Jacob Street Mystery Short Stories Percival Bland's Proxy The Missing Mortgagee The Man with the Nailed Shoes The Stranger's Latchkey The Anthropologist at Large The Blue Sequin The Moabite Cipher The Mandarin's Pearl The Aluminium Dagger A Message from the Deep Sea The Case of Oscar Brodski A Case of Premeditation The Echo of a Mutiny A Wastrel's Romance The Old Lag The Case of the White Footprints The Blue Scarab The New Jersey Sphinx The Touchstone A Fisher of Men The Stolen Ingots The Funeral Pyre The Puzzle Lock The Green Check Jacket The Seal of Nebuchadnezzar Phyllis Annesley's Peril A Sower of Pestilence Rex v. Burnaby A Mystery of the Sand-Hills The Apparition of Burling Court The Mysterious Visitor The Magic Casket The Contents of a Mare's Nest The Stalking Horse The Naturalist at Law Mr. Ponting's Alibi Pandora's Box The Trail of Behemoth ...
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2950 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Ultimate Mystery Collection of R. Austin Freeman written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 2950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Mystery Collection of R. Austin Freeman is a compilation of classic detective stories featuring the renowned character Dr. Thorndyke. Freeman's writing style is characterized by intricate plots, scientific reasoning, and attention to detail, setting him apart as a pioneer in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. His stories often reflect the social and scientific advances of the time, making them both entertaining and intellectually stimulating for readers. The collection includes mysteries that challenge conventional thinking and showcase Freeman's expertise in forensic science. R. Austin Freeman, a physician and writer, used his medical knowledge to craft gripping narratives that captivated readers. His background in medicine provided him with a unique perspective on crime solving, incorporating elements of deduction and forensic science into his stories. Freeman's attention to detail and logical reasoning made him a leading figure in the detective fiction genre. I highly recommend The Ultimate Mystery Collection of R. Austin Freeman to mystery enthusiasts and fans of classic detective fiction. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of Dr. Thorndyke and showcases Freeman's mastery of the genre.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5704 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book BRITISH MYSTERIES COLLECTION - 27 Novels in One Volume: Complete Dr. Thorndyke Series, A Savant's Vendetta, The Exploits of Danby Croker, The Golden Pool, The Unwilling Adventurer and many more written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 5704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 'BRITISH MYSTERIES COLLECTION - 27 Novels in One Volume,' authored by R. Austin Freeman, readers are immersed in a captivating compilation of British mysteries. The literary style showcases Freeman's meticulous attention to detail and skillful crafting of complex plots, keeping readers engaged from start to finish. Set within the context of early 20th-century England, the stories feature Dr. Thorndyke, a brilliant forensic scientist, solving intricate cases through scientific deduction and astute observation. Each novel presents a unique puzzle for readers to unravel alongside the intelligent protagonist. Freeman's work exemplifies the classic whodunit genre with a modern twist. R. Austin Freeman, a trained physician and pioneer of the inverted detective story, drew inspiration for his mysteries from his scientific background and interest in forensic medicine. His expertise in these fields is evident in the meticulous portrayal of Dr. Thorndyke's investigations, adding a layer of authenticity to the narratives. Freeman's attention to scientific accuracy sets his work apart in the realm of detective fiction. I highly recommend 'BRITISH MYSTERIES COLLECTION' to readers who enjoy intricate puzzles, compelling narratives, and clever detective work. Freeman's timeless stories offer a delightful blend of suspense, intellect, and scientific insight, making this collection a must-read for fans of classic British mysteries.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5712 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Collected Mysteries of R. Austin Freeman written by R. Austin Freeman and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-12-10 with total page 5712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He introduced the inverted detective story; a crime fiction in which the commission of the crime is described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator, with the story then describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery. Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite arcane, points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine and toxicology. Table of Contents: Dr. Thorndyke Novels The Red Thumb Mark The Eye of Osiris (The Vanishing Man) 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's Discovery) Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes For the Defence: Dr. Thorndyke The Penrose Mystery Felo De Se? (Death at the Inn) The Stoneware Monkey Mr. Polton Explains The Jacob Street Mystery (The Unconscious Witness) Other Novels The Golden Pool: A Story of a Forgotten Mine The Unwilling Adventurer The Uttermost Farthing (A Savant's Vendetta) The Exploits of Danby Croker The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb Flighty Phyllis
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7085 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Illustrated Edition) written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 7085 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Illustrated Edition) showcases the brilliance of R. Austin Freeman, a pioneer of the golden age of detective fiction. This comprehensive collection includes Freeman's iconic series featuring Dr. John Thorndyke, a medical jurist and detective who uses scientific methods to solve complex mysteries. Freeman's intricate plots, attention to detail, and meticulous research set him apart as a master of the genre, influencing later writers such as Agatha Christie. Readers will be captivated by the clever twists and intellectual challenges presented in these classic tales of deduction and crime solving. R. Austin Freeman, a trained physician and innovator in forensic science, drew upon his medical expertise to create the character of Dr. Thorndyke. His background in anatomy and pathology enabled him to craft realistic and plausible mysteries that are both entertaining and intellectually engaging. Freeman's dedication to scientific accuracy and logical reasoning shines through in his detective stories, offering readers a unique blend of entertainment and education. The Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Illustrated Edition) is highly recommended for fans of classic detective fiction and those interested in the history of the genre. Freeman's innovative approach to crime solving, combined with his distinctive narrative style, continues to intrigue and delight readers of all ages.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7085 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman: Action Thrillers, Murder Mysteries & Detective Stories written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 7085 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman: Action Thrillers, Murder Mysteries & Detective Stories is a collection of gripping and intricate tales that showcase Freeman's mastery of the detective genre. Known for his attention to detail and scientific approach to crime-solving, Freeman's stories are filled with clever puzzles and unexpected plot twists. His writing style is concise and precise, keeping the reader engaged and on the edge of their seat throughout each story. This collection is a must-read for fans of classic detective fiction and those who appreciate a good mystery. Freeman's works are not only entertaining but also provide valuable insight into the development of the mystery genre in the early 20th century. R. Austin Freeman, a trained doctor and forensic investigator, brings a unique perspective to his writing, incorporating his scientific knowledge into his detective stories. His experiences in the medical field and his passion for solving puzzles are evident in the intricate plots and clever solutions found in his works. Freeman's dedication to authenticity and attention to detail have made him a respected figure in the mystery genre. I highly recommend The Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman to anyone who enjoys a challenging mystery and appreciates well-crafted storytelling. Freeman's stories are timeless classics that have stood the test of time and continue to captivate readers with their clever plots and engaging characters.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7084 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
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