The Old Man in the Corner Illustrated
| Author | : Baroness Emma Orczy |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2020-10-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9798555601049 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Old Man in the Corner Illustrated by : Baroness Emma Orczy
Download or read book The Old Man in the Corner Illustrated written by Baroness Emma Orczy and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.