The old man in the corner
by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
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An abridged collection of detective stories originally published at the beginning of the twentieth century, featuring an old man with a piece of string and a young journalist who spar in a London tea shop over a series of unsolved mysteries.
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Detective and mystery stories, Classic Literature, Detective and mystery stories, English, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, History, Mystery and detective stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Fiction, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologiesPlaces
Great Britain, London (England)Times
1800-1950, Edward VII, 1901-1910Showing 6 featured editions. View all 208 editions?
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The old man in the corner
2008, JourneyForth
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in English
- Abridged ed.
1591669529 9781591669524
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The old man in the corner: twelve mysteries
1980, Dover Publications
in English
0486239721 9780486239729
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Publisher no. 264549 (JourneyForth)
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The Old Man (Bill Owen) sits in a cheap restaurant frequented by journalists and plays with a bit of string, which he ties into elaborate knots as he talks. Addressing himself to Polly Burton, a young newspaperwoman with whom he has struck up a slight acquaintance, he focuses upon crimes mentioned in the newspapers. He summarizes the circumstances, describes the personalities, and then sneeringly provides the correct solution which has evaded the police.
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| October 14, 2022 | Edited by mheiman | Merge works |
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| December 11, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record |