Flighty Phyllis R. Austin Freeman Author

by R. Austin Freeman

2021-04-02 23:16:24

This early work by Richard Austin Freeman was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Flighty Phyllis' is one of Freeman's many works of fiction. The first story featuring his well-known protagonist... Read more
This early work by Richard Austin Freeman was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Flighty Phyllis' is one of Freeman's many works of fiction. The first story featuring his well-known protagonist Dr. Thorndyke - a medico-legal forensic investigator - was published in 1907, and although Freeman's early works were seen as simple homages to his contemporary, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he quickly developed his own style: The 'inverted detective story', in which the identity of the criminal is shown from the beginning, and the story then describes the detective's attempt to solve the mystery. Less

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Print pages144
PublisherHouse of Stratus, Incorporated
Publication date September 30, 2012
ISBN9780755128600
R. Austin Freeman (1862–1943) was a British author of detective stories. A pioneer of the inverted detective story, in which the reader knows from the start who committed the crime, Freeman is best ...

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