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Fictional Novel
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R. Austin Freeman is the doyen of the scientific division of detective writing, is best known for his character Dr John Thorndyke. A close and careful investigator and the outstanding medical authority in the field of detective fiction, R. Austin Freeman not only tested the wits of the reader but also inspired many modern detective forensic methods. Much of his long life was spent as a physician and surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital, London. He also held posts in West Africa and later was a medical officer at Holloway Prison. The most famous of the Edwardian detective writers, he rescued the detective story from "thrillerdom" and made it acceptable to a more discerning class of reader.
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'The Ace of Detectives' - -- Times
'This man Austin Freeman is a wonderful performer' -- Raymond Chandler
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The Stoneware Monkey (Dover Mystery Classics)
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Dover Pubns December 1987, 1987
ISBN 10: 0486254712
ISBN 13: 9780486254715
Used
Trade Paperback
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Good. Cover not as pictured. Some shelf wear. Seller Inventory # 149004
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The Stoneware Monkey
Published by
Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0486254712
ISBN 13: 9780486254715
Used
Soft Cover
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Frank J. Moore (Cover design by) (illustrator). 224 pp. Excellent copy. Tightly bound with crisp pages and clean text. Small inscription on first free front end page. Moderate external wear with rubbed edges and slightly creased cover. A Dr. Thorndyke Detective Novel. Seller Inventory # 5vFa0039