The Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Illustrated Edition)

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R. Austin Freeman. The Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Illustrated Edition)

The Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Illustrated Edition)

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Table of Contents

Introduction:

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

THE ART OF THE DETECTIVE STORY

Dr. Thorndyke Series:

Introduction

MEET DR. THORNDYKE

Novels

THE RED THUMB MARK

My Learned Brother

The Suspect

A Lady in the Case

Confidences

The 'Thumbograph'

Committed for Trial

Shoals and Quicksands

A Suspicious Accident

The Prisoner

Polton Is Mystified

The Ambush

It Might Have Been

Murder by Post

A Startling Discovery

The Finger-Print Experts

Thorndyke Plays His Card

At Last

THE EYE OF OSIRIS

The Vanishing Man

The Eavesdropper

John Thorndyke

Legal Complications and a Jackal

The Watercress-Bed

Sidelights

John Bellingham's Will

A Museum Idyll

The Sphinx of Lincoln's Inn

The New Alliance

The Evidence Reviewed

A Voyage of Discovery

The Crowner's Quest

Which Carries the Reader Into the Probate Court

Circumstantial Evidence

"O! Artemidorus, Farewell!"

The Accusing Finger

John Bellingham

A Strange Symposium

The End of the Case

THE MYSTERY OF 31 NEW INN

Preface

The Mysterious Patient

Thorndyke Devises a Scheme

"A Chiel's Amang Ye Takin' Notes"

The Official View

Jeffrey Blackmore's Will

Jeffrey Blackmore, Deceased

The Cuneiform Inscription

The Track Chart

The House of Mystery

The Hunter Hunted

The Blackmore Case Reviewed

The Portrait

The Statement of Samuel Wilkins

Thorndyke Lays the Mine

Thorndyke Explodes the Mine

An Exposition and a Tragedy

A SILENT WITNESS

I. The Beginning of the Mystery

II. The Finding of the Reliquary

III. "Who Is Sylvia?"

IV. Septimus Maddock, Deceased

V. The Lethal Chamber

VI. A Council of War

VII. An Unseen Enemy

VIII. It's an Ill Wind—

IX. Thorndyke Takes Up the Scent

X. The Unheeded Warning

XI. A Chapter of Accidents

XII. Miss Vyne

XIII. A Mysterious Stranger

XIV. A Lonely Woman

XV. Exit Dr. Jardine

XVI. Enter Father Humperdinck

XVII. The Palimpsest

XVIII. A Visitor From the States

XIX. Tenebrae

XX. The Hue and Cry

XXI. The Final Problem

XXII. Thorndyke Reviews the Case

HELEN VARDON’S CONFESSION

Prologue

Book 1. Tragedy

I. The Crack of Doom

II. Astra Cura

III. The Covenant

IV. The Eleventh Hour

V. On the Brink

VI. A Meeting and a Parting

VII. The Terms of Release

VIII. "Whom God Hath Joined—"

IX. Testimony and Counsel

X. The Turning of the Page

Book 2. Romance

XI. A Harbour of Refuge

XII. The Hidden Hand

XIII. A Crystal-Gazer and Other Matters

XIV. Jasper Davenant

XV. The Magic Pendulum

XVI. The Sweated Artist

XVII. The Apotheosis of the Titmouse

XVIII. Among the Breakers

XIX. Illusions and Disillusion

XX. Cloud and Sunshine

XXI. A Dreadful Inheritance

XXII. The Catastrophe

Book 3. Crime

XXIII. The Dead Hand

XXIV. The Gathering Clouds

XXV. Suspense: And a Discovery

XXVI. The Adjourned Inquiry

XXVII. The Indictment

XXVIII. The Verdict

Epilogue

THE CAT’S EYE

Preface

I. In the Midst of Life

II. Sir Lawrence Declares a Vendetta

III. Thorndyke Takes Up the Inquiry

IV. The Lady of Shalott

V. Mr Halliburton's Mascot

VI. Introduces an Ant-Eater and a Detective

VII. The Vanished Heirloom

VIII. A Jacobite Romance

IX. Exit Moakey

X. A Timely Warning

XI. The Blue Hair

XII. From the Jaws of Death

XIII. Thorndyke States His Position

XIV. Beauchamp Blake

XV. The Squire and the Sleuth-Hound

XVI. Mr Brodribb's Embassy

XVII. The Secret Chamber

XVIII. The Cat's Eye

XIX. A Relic of the '45

XX. Qed

THE MYSTERY OF ANGELINA FROOD

I. The Doper's Wife

II. Re-Enter “Mr. Johnson”

III. Angelina Frood

IV. Deals With Charity and Archaeology

V. John Thorndyke

VI. The Shadows Deepen

VII. Mrs. Gillow Sounds the Alarm

VIII. Sergeant Cobbledick Takes a Hand

IX. Jetsam

X. Which Deals With Ancient Monuments and a Blue Boar

XI. The Man With the Mole

XII. The Prints of a Vanished Hand

XIII. The Discovery in Black Boy-Lane

XIV. Sergeant Cobbledick Is Enlightened

XV. The End of the Trail

XVI. The Inquiry and a Surprise

XVII. Thorndyke Puts Down His Piece

XVIII. The Uncontrite Penitent

XIX. Explanations

THE SHADOW OF THE WOLF

I. In Which Two Men Go Forth and One Arrives

II. In Which Margaret Purcell Receives a Letter

III. In Which Margaret Purcell Consults Mr. Penfield

IV. In Which Margaret Confers With Dr. Thorndyke

V. In Which Thorndyke Makes a Few Inquiries

VI. In Which Mr. Varney Prepares a Deception

VII. The Flash Note Factory

VIII. In Which Thorndyke Tries Over the Moves

IX. In Which Mr. Penfield Receives a Shock

X. In Which Thorndyke Sees a New Light

XI. In Which Varney Has an Inspiration

XII. In Which Varney Once More Pulls the Strings

XIII. In Which the Medico-Legal Worm Arrives

XIV. In Which Mr. Varney Is Disillusioned

XV. In Which Thorndyke Opens the Attack

XVI. In Which John Rodney Is Convinced

XVII. In Which There Is a Meeting and a Farewell

THE D’ARBLAY MYSTERY

I. The Pool in the Wood

II. A Conference With Dr. Thorndyke

III. The Doctor's Revelations

IV. Mr. Bendelow

V. Inspector Follett's Discovery

VI. Marion D'Arblay at Home

VII. Thorndyke Enlarges His Knowledge

VIII. Simon Bendelow, Deceased

IX. A Strange Misadventure

X. Marion's Peril

XI. Arms and the Man

XII. A Dramatic Discovery

XIII. A Narrow Escape

XIV. The Haunted Man

XV. Thorndyke Proposes a New Move

XVI. A Surprise for the Superintendent

XVII. A Chapter of Surprise

XVIII. The Last Act

XIX. Thorndyke Disentangles the Threads

A CERTAIN DR. THORNDYKE

Book 1. The Ishmaelite

I. The Fugitive

II. The Legatee

III. The Mutiny on the "Speedwell"

IV. The Phantom Mate

V. The New Afterguard

VI. Betty Makes a Discovery

VII. The Mate Takes His Discharge

VIII. The Last of the " Speedwell"

IX. Arms and the Man

X. Betty's Appeal

XI. The Order of Release

Book 2. The Investigator

XII. The Indictment

XIII. Thorndyke Takes Up the Inquiry

XIV. Thorndyke Makes a Beginning

XV. Mr. Wampole Is Highly Amused

XVI. Which Treats of Law and Buttons

XVII. The Lapidary

XVIII. The End of the Clue

XIX. Thorndyke Connects the Links

XX. Osmond's Motive

AS A THIEF IN THE NIGHT

I. The Invalid

II. Barbara Monkhouse Comes Home

III. A Shock for the Mourners

IV. "How, When and Where—"

V. Madeline's Ordeal

VI. The Verdict

VII. The Search Warrant

VIII. Thorndyke Speaks Bluntly

IX. Superintendent Miller Is Puzzled

X. A Greek Gift

XI. The Rivals

XII. Thorndyke Challenges the Evidence

XIII. Rupert Makes Some Discoveries

XIV. Rupert Confides in Thorndyke

XV. A Pursuit and a Discovery

XVI. Barbara's Message

XVII. Thorndyke Retraces the Trail

XVIII. The Final Proof

MR. POTTERMACK’S OVERSIGHT

Prologue

I. Mr. Pottermack Makes a Discovery

II. The Secret Visitor

III. Mr. Pottermack Goes A-Sugaring

IV. The Placing of the Sun-Dial

V. Dr. Thorndyke Listens to a Strange Story

VI. Dr. Thorndyke Becomes Inquisitive

VII. The Criminal Records

VIII. Mr. Pottermack Seeks Adventure

IX. Providence Intervenes

X. A Retrospect

XI. Mr. Pottermack's Dilemma

XII. The Understudy

XIII. The Setting of the Tableau

XIV. The Discovery

XV. Dr. Thorndyke's Curiosity Is Aroused

XVI. Exit Khama-Heru

XVII. Dr. Thorndyke Relates a Queer Case

XVIII. The Sun-Dial Has the Last Word

PONTIFEX, SON AND THORNDYKE

I. Destiny in an Egg-Chest

II. Treasure Trove

III. A Mystery and a Disappearance

IV. Mr. Brodribb's Perplexities

V. Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds

VI. A Visit to Stratford Atte Bow

VII. Number Five Piper's Row

VIII. Sir Edward Hardcastle, Bart., Deceased

IX. The Crowner's Quest

X. A Summary of the Evidence

XI. Ashdod Revisited

XII. Of a Hansom Cab and a Black Eagle

XIII. Mr. Brodribb's Discovery

XIV. New Light on the Problem

XV. Thorndyke's Plan of Attack

XVI. Mrs. David Hardcastle

XVII. Some Statements and a Tragedy

XVIII. The Wheel of Fortune

WHEN ROGUES FALL OUT

I. The Backsliding of Mr. Didbury Toke

II. Enter Mr. Hughes

III. An Unholy Alliance

IV. Mr. Toke’s Indiscretion

V. The Tragedy in the Tunnel

VI. Thorndyke Examines His Material

VII. The Persistence of Superintendent Miller

VIII. A Review of the Evidence

IX. Thorndyke Discourses on Finger-Prints

X. Mr. Woodburn’s Story

XI. Hartsden Manor House

XII. The Unknown Coiner

XIII. Rex v. Dobey

XIV. A Startling Discovery

XV. The Breaking of the Seals

XVI. The Vault

XVII. The Vigil

XVIII. Postscript

DR. THORNDYKE INTERVENES

I. Of a Strange Treasure Trove and a Double Life

II. Mr. Buffham's Legal Friend

III. Mr. Pippet Gives Evidence

IV. The Finding of the Jury

V. The Great Platinum Robbery

VI. Mr. Brodribb's Dilemma

VII. The Final Preparations

VIII. The Opening of the Case

IX. The Evidence of Christoper J. Pippet

X. Josiah?

XI. Plumber’s Oddments and Other Matters

XII. Thorndyke Becomes Interested

XIII. The Dene Hole

XIV. Dr. Thorndyke’s Evidence

XV. A Journey and a Discussion

XVI. The Statement of Frederick Bunter

XVII. The Unconscious Receivers

XVIII. The End of the Case and Other Matters

XIX. Josiah?

XX. Thorndyke Resolves a Mystery

XXI. Jervis Completes the Story

FOR THE DEFENCE: DR. THORNDYKE

I. The Letter

II. Alarums and Excursions

III. In the Midst of Life

IV. The Shadow of the Gallows

V. Black Magic

VI. Two Inquests

VII. Molly

VIII. The Deserted Wife

IX. The Axe Falls

X. Gaol

XI. The Last Straw

XII. Dr. Thorndyke

XIII. Prisoner at the Bar

XIV. The Evidence for the Prosecution

XV. The Witnesses for the Defence

XVI. Thorndyke's Address to the Jury

XVII. The Verdict

THE PENROSE MYSTERY

Book 1

I. A Gossipy Chapter in Which Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before Them

II. Aladdin's Cave

III. Exit Mr. Penrose

Book 2

IV. The Burglary at Queen Square

V. Mr. Brodnibb Propounds a Problem

VI. Thorndyke Examines the Relics

VII. A Visit of Inspection

VIII. Mr. Horridge

IX. Thorndyke Tests a Theory

X. Introduces Mr. Crabbe

XI. Re-Enter Mr. Kickweed

XII. Mr. Elmhurst

XIII. The Track of the Fugitive

XIV. Julliberie's Grave

XV. What Befell at the Wool-Pack

XVI. Mr. Kickweed Surprises the Coroner

XVII. Thorndyke Retraces the Trail

XVIII. The Opening of the Safe

XIX. Thorndyke's Dilemma

XX. The Dilemma Resolved

XXI. Afterthoughts

FELO DE SE

Part 1. The Gambler

I. The Man in the Porch

II. John Gillum

III. The Gaming House

IV. Abel Webb, Deceased

V. Clifford's Inn

VI. The Passing of John Gillum

VII. The Coroner's Inquest

Part 2. The Case of John Gillum, Deceased

VIII. Is There a Case?

IX. The Empty Nest

X. Mr. Weech Disapproves

XI. A Fresh Puzzle

XII. The Pursuit of Dr. Peck

XIII. Dr. Augustus Peck

XIV. Further Explorations

XV. Sermons in Dust

XVI. The Disclosure

XVII. A Symposium

XVIII. Circumstantial Evidence

XIX. Re-Enter Mr. Snuper

XX. Epilogue

THE STONEWARE MONKEY

Book 1

I. Hue and Cry

II. The Inquiry

III. Peter Gannet

IV. Dr. Thorndyke Takes a Hand

V. A True Bill

VI. Shadows in the Studio

VII. Mrs. Gannet Brings Strange Tidings

VIII. Dr. Oldfield Makes Surprising Discoveries

IX. Inspector Blandy Investigates

X. Inspector Blandy Is Inquisitive

XI. Mr. Bunderby Expounds

XII. A Symposium

XIII. The Inquiry

Book 2

XIV. Dr. Jervis Is Puzzled

XV. Amodernist Collector

XVI. At the Museum

XVII. Mr. Snuper

XVIII. Mr. Newman

XIX. The Monkey Reveals His Secret

XX. thorndyke Reviews the Evidence

MR. POLTON EXPLAINS

Introductory Observations by Mr. Polton

Part 1. The Antecedents

I. The Young Horologist

II. The Pickpocket's Leavings

III. Out of the Nest

IV. The Innocent Accessory

V. Mr. Parrish

VI. Fickle Fortune

VII. Introduces a Key and a Calendar

VIII. Mr. Parrish Remembers

IX. Storm and Sunshine

Part 2. The Case of Moxdale Deceased

X. Fire

XI. The Ruins

XII. Light on the Mystery

XIII. The Facts and the Verdict

XIV. A Visit From Inspector Blandy

XV. Polton on the War Path

XVI. Polton Astonishes the Inspector

XVII. Further Surprises

XVIII. Thorndyke Administers a Shock

XIX. The Evidence Reviewed

THE JACOB STREET MYSTERY

Part 1. A Plot in the Making

I. The Eavesdropper

II. Mr. Blandy

III. Mrs. Schiller

IV. Mr. Vanderpuye

V. A Trivial Chapter, but Not Irrelevant

VI. The Forest of Essex

VII. Of a Pedometer and a Tragedy

VIII. Revelations

IX. Where Is Lotta?

X. The Camp Revisited

Part 2. The Unknown Factor

XI. Mr. Penfield Opens the Ball

XII. Tom Pedley Receives Visitors

XIII. Thorndyke Becomes Secretive

XIV. The Probate Court

XV. Mr. Lorimer Objects

XVI. Superintendent Miller Intervenes

XVII. Observations on the Art of Disguise

XVIII. The Investigation Reviewed

Short Stories

PERCIVAL BLAND’S PROXY

THE MISSING MORTGAGEE

DR. THORNDYKE’S CASES

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 ADVENTURES OF DR. THORNDYKE

The Case of Oscar Brodski

A Case of Premeditation

The Echo of a Mutiny

A Wastrel's Romance

The Old Lag

DR. THORNDYKE’S CASEBOOK

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 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 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

The Pathologist to the Rescue

Gleanings From the Wreckage

Other Novels:

THE GOLDEN POOL: A Story of a Forgotten Mine

I. In Which I Make the Acquaintance of Captain Bithery

II. In Which I Set Out for Africa

III. I Hear Strange Stories and Vague Rumours

IV. I Visit a Graveyard and Meet a Blind Man

V. I Encounter a Curious Relic

VI. The Journal of Captain Barnabas Hogg

VII. I Form an Absurd Resolution

VIII. I Make a New Acquaintance

IX. I Bid Farewell to My Friends

X. I Take to the Road

XI. I Find Myself Among Enemies

XII. I Change My Identity

XIII. The Golden Pool

XIV. I Am Led Into Captivity

XV. The Aboási Mine

XVI. I Assist in a Robbery and Become a Fugitive

XVII. The Last of Bukári Moshi

XVIII. I Again Become a Fugitive

XIX. I Make My Appearance in a New Character

XX. I Join a Party of Bohemians

XXI. I Meet With Some Old Acquaintances

XXII. A Catastrophe

XXIII. I Make a Curious Discovery

XXIV. I Return to an Old Trade

XXV. I Set Out Upon My Voyage

XXVI. I Put Out Into the Darkness

XXVII. Ship Ahoy!

XXVIII. In Which I Bid Farewell to the Reader

Epilogue

THE UNWILLING ADVENTURER

I. In Which the Reader Makes a Genteel Acquaintance

II. In Which I Become Involved in a Tragedy

III. In Which I Am Cast Away

IV. In Which I Meet Friends Both New and Old

V. In Which I Enter the Abode of Godliness

VI. In Which I Meet a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

VII. In Which I Experience Changes of Fortune

VIII. In Which I Am Presented to My Cousin Percival

IX. In Which I Discover a New Enemy

X. In Which I Have a Narrow Escape

XI. In Which We Approach a Strange Island

XII. In Which the Pirate Shows His Wit and His Heels

XIII. In Which I Am Marooned

XIV. In Which I Explore My New Territory

XV. In Which I Find a Key to Unlock My Prison

XVI. In Which I Play the Eavesdropper

XVII. In Which I Encounter a Most Genteel Rascal

XVIII. In Which the Schooner Is Brought to Her Berth

XIX. In Which Captain Parradine Calls Checkmate

XX. In Which I Show Much Valour and Little Discretion

XXI. In Which Mr. Murking Pilots the Charity To Her Last Berth

XXII. In Which I Return to an Old Haunt

XXIII. In Which I Come to an Anchor at the Bell Inn

XXIV. In Which My Cousin Percival Makes a Discovery

XXV. In Which the Bells Are Rung in Shorne Steeple

THE UTTERMOST FARTHING

The Motive Force

"Number One"

The Housemaid's Followers

The Gifts of Chance

By-Products of Industry

The Trail of the Serpent

The Uttermost Farthing

THE EXPLOITS OF DANBY CROKER

Preface

I. The Changeling

II. The Prison-Breaker

III. The Brazen Serpent

IV. The Constable’s Helpmate

V. A Votive Candle

VI. The Emperor’s Keepsake

VII. Woman and Superwoman

VIII. The Good Samaritan

IX. The “Prison Joseph”

X. Peter Mockett’s Legacy

XI. Aunt Jemima

XII. The Heavenly Twins

Epilogue. Susannah’s Dowry

THE SURPRISING EXPERIENCES OF MR. SHUTTLEBURY COBB

I. The Gifted Stranger

II. The Secret Code and the Castaway

III. The Secret Chamber

IV. The Resurrectionists

V. A Mermaid and a Red Herring

VI. The Magic Mirror

FLIGHTY PHYLLIS

I. The Understudy

II. The Minotaur

III. Mr. Shylock

IV. A Variety Entertainment

V. A Double Capture

VI. Storm and Sunshine

VII. Love and a Graven Image

Other Short Stories:

BY THE BLACK DEEP

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THE ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLE

The Assyrian Rejuvenator

The Foreign Office Despatch

The Chicago Heiress

The Lizard’s Scale

The Paste Diamonds

The Kailyard Novel

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ROMNEY PRINGLE

The Submarine Boat

The Kimblerley Fugitive

The Silkworms of Florence

The Box of Specie

The Silver Ingots

The House of Detention

FROM A SURGEON’S DIARY

The Adventure at Heath Crest

How I Acted for and Invalid Doctor

How I Attended a Nervous Patient

How I Met a Very Ignorant Practitioner

How I Cured a Hopeless Paralytic

How I Helped to Lay a Ghost

THE GREAT PORTRAIT MYSTERY and Other Stories

The Great Portrait Mystery

The Bronze Parrot

Powder Blue and Hawthorn

The Attorney’s Conscience

The Luck of Barnabas Mudge

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SHORT BIOGRAPHY

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"Not much difficulty in identifying that mark," the official at length observed.

"No," agreed Thorndyke; "it is an excellent impression and a very distinctive pattern, even without the scar."

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