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 genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The Thorndyke NovelsTHE RED THUMB MARKTHE EYE OF OSIRISTHE MYSTERY OF 31 NEW INNA SILENT WITNESSHELEN VARDON’S CONFESSIONTHE CAT’S EYETHE MYSTERY OF ANGELINA FROODTHE SHADOW OF THE WOLFTHE D’ARBLAY MYSTERYA CERTAIN DR. THORNDYKEAS A THIEF IN THE NIGHTMR. POTTERMACK’S OVERSIGHTPONTIFEX, SON AND THORNDYKEWHEN ROGUES FALL OUTDR. THORNDYKE INVESTIGATESDR. THORNDYKE INTERVENESFOR THE DEFENCE: DR. THORNDYKETHE PENROSE MYSTERYFELO DE SE; OR DEATH AT THE INNTHE STONEWARE MONKEYMR. POLTON EXPLAINSTHE JACOB STREET MYSTERYThe Thorndyke Short Story CollectionsJOHN THORNDYKE’S CASESTHE SINGING BONEDR. THORNDYKE’S CASEBOOKTHE PUZZLE LOCKTHE MAGIC CASKETTHE FAMOUS CASES OF DR. THORNDYKEDR. THORNDYKE’S CRIME FILEThe Other NovelsTHE GOLDEN POOLTHE UNWILLING ADVENTURERTHE UTTERMOST FARTHINGTHE EXPLOITS OF DANBY CROKERFLIGHTY PHYLLISThe Shorter FictionTHE ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLETHE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLEFROM A SURGEON’S DIARYTHE GREAT PORTRAIT MYSTERY AND OTHER STORIESTHE SURPRISING EXPERIENCES OF MR. SHUTTLEBURY COBBIndex of Short StoriesLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe Non-FictionTRAVELS AND LIFE IN ASHANTI AND JAMANSOCIAL DECAY AND REGENERATIONTHE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORYPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks