R Austin Freeman

	The Surprising Experiences of Mr Shuttlebury Cobb - R Austin Freeman 1927 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder London A VG indeed book sadly lacking dust jacket No names, inscriptions or stamps, (previous owner bookplate to pastedown) Clean contents and cloth, tightly bound and square First issue brown cloth A nice early Golden Age title For Sale at £47 (approx $84) *b12 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Felo De Se ? - R Austin Freeman 1937 UK hardback, first edition first impression, Hodder & Stoughton, London A near VG book in 1st state 7/6 dust jacket The book shows some general rubbing a wear to edges, light fade to spine Tightly bound and square The wrapper has had some NON-professional restoration to top and bottom edges and creases Doesn't look too bad on the shelf A solid looking copy of a Golden Age Thorndyke classic at an absolute bargain price! For Sale at £125 (approx $245) *p18 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Penrose Mystery - R Austin Freeman 1937 Enlish 3rd cheaper edition, H&S, London A good book unfortunately no longer with dust jacket No names, light wear, speckles to spine A solid tidy reading copy and a bargain ! For Sale at £6 (approx $10) *P12 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Penrose Mystery - R Austin Freeman 1937 UK third edition, Hodder London A VG indeed book (light edge spotting),VG+ dust wrapper is particularly nice Neat names but no inscriptions etc A nice copy and particularly bright jacket For Sale at £45 (approx $72) *S - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Mr Polton Explains - R Austin Freeman 1940 UK first yellow jacket edition, Hodder London A VG+ book in VG+ dust wrapper, minor shelf wear, price clipped No names, inscriptions or stamps etc A nice early reprint For Sale at £27 (approx $43) *S - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Stoneware Monkey - R Austin Freeman 1952 UK third edition, Hodder London A VG+ book in VG+ dust wrapper, unclipped No names, inscriptions or stamps etc A very bright and fresh copy For Sale at £25 (approx $40) *S - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	A Certain Dr Thorndyke 1944 UK later edition, Hodder London A VG indeed book in VG indeed unclipped dust wrapper No names, inscriptions or stamps etc A scarce title especially in jacket For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Dr Thorndyke Intervenes 1935 UK third edition, Hodder London A VG+ book, dust wrapper chipped to spine Neat names and inscription Not the best jacket but nice period artwork and rare For Sale at £32 (approx $49) *S - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Red Thumb Mark c1928 UK later edition, Hodder London A VG indeed book sadly minus its dust jacket Name and date but no inscriptions or stamps etc Tight and square, occassional scattered spotting A solid reading copy For Sale at £10 (approx $17) *PB1 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	As a Thief in the Night 1934 UK seventh edition, Hodder & Stoughton London A Good only reading copy with no dustwrapper Scattered spotting and marks to cloth Neat name to endpaper, a full size thick format edition For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	For the Defence Dr Thorndyke 1936 English later edition, Hodder London A good book sadly with its dustcover No names, inscriptions or stamps etc Tight and square, occassional scattered spotting A solid reading copy issued two years after the true 1st For Sale at £SOLD (approx $) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Mr Polton Explains 1950 UK fourth edition, Hodder London A VG book with no dustwrapper No names etc, clean contents and cloth A clean and tidy reading copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

Brief Biography FREEMAN, Richard Austin. Also wrote as Clifford Ash-down (with J.J. Pitcairn). British. Born in London, 11 April 1862. Apprenticed as apothecary; studied at Middlesex Hospital, London; qualified as Physician and Surgeon, 1887. Served in Royal Army Medical Corps, 1915-19: Captain. Married Annie Elizabeth Edwards in 1887; two sons. Assistant Colonial Surgeon, Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana), 1887-91; appointed Boundary Commissioner, 1891; invalided home 1891; Assistant Medical Officer. Holloway Prison, 1900; Port of London Authority physician. Settled in Gravesend, 1903; worked as private tutor, then after 1919 as self-employed writer. Member of the Council, Eugenics Society. Died 28 September 1943.

R Austin Freeman - The Characters Dr John Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke is both doctor and lawyer, and his methods are more technical and specialized than those of the average detective. His procedure is to interrogate things rather than persons; the data he seeks are generally those which are apparent only to the eye of the medical practitioner. He searches for some fact of evidential value which can be demonstrated by physical methods and which constitutes conclusive proof of some essential point. Thorndyke's constant companion is his research kit, "the invaluable green case," with its collection of miniature instruments and array of chemicals. He is an expert in countless scholarly fields, including anatomy, archaeology, botany, Egyptology, and ophthalmology. His approach to a problem is painstaking and humorless. He is emotionally detached, though philanthropic. Exceptionally tall, strong, and athletic, Thorndyke has acute eyesight and hearing and unusual manual skill. He is the handsomest of all detectives, with a fine Grecian nose and classical features. He has no gifts of superhuman intelligence or intuition. His reasoning powers, however, are exceptional and he possesses a scientific imagination the faculty to perceive the essential nature of a problem before the detailed evidence comes to light. He is quiet, reserved, self-contained (even secretive), but kindly. He is addicted to dry humor and Trichinopoly cheroots. He was about 35 when he began his first case, 50 when he solved his last. Thorndyke's two satellites are Dr. Jervis,who has the task of recording the exploits of the famous detective, and Polton, his lab assistant. R. Austin Freeman was, himself, a doctor and used much of his medical background in his tales. He also personally conducted every experiment Thorndyke describes in his cases.

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