The Old Man in the Corner Illustrated Edition |
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| Illustrator:
| H. M. Brock, H. M. |
| Author:
| Emmuska Orczy, Emmuska |
| ISBN: | 979-8-7165-1622-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.98 |
Book Description:
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This Edition with new cover print and all beautiful Illustrations published in first edition (1909) drawn by H. M. Brock. The Old Man in the Corner is an unnamed armchair detective who appears in a series of short stories written by Baroness Orczy. He examines and solves crimes while sitting in the corner of a genteel London tea-room in conversation with a female journalist. He was one of the first of this character-type created in the wake of the huge popularity of the Sherlock...
More DescriptionThis Edition with new cover print and all beautiful Illustrations published in first edition (1909) drawn by H. M. Brock.
The Old Man in the Corner is an unnamed armchair detective who appears in a series of short stories written by Baroness Orczy. He examines and solves crimes while sitting in the corner of a genteel London tea-room in conversation with a female journalist. He was one of the first of this character-type created in the wake of the huge popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The character's moniker is used as the title of the collection of the earliest stories featuring the character.