The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Emma Orczy

by Baroness Emma Orczy

Overview

The mysteries themselves are typical of Edwardian crime fiction, resting on a solid foundation of unhappy marriages and the inequitable division of family property. Other aspects of the time are illustrated by a murder in the London underground system; murder of a female doctor; and two cases involving artists living in "bohemian" lodgings. Another new and noteworthy feature of these cases: no one is ever brought to justice, and in fact most of the villains cannot be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012761699
Publisher:	Granto Classic Books
Publication date:	06/25/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	246 KB

About the Author

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orczi ( /ˈɔrtsiː/; 23 September 1865 – 12 November 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian noble origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Some of her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.