The Old Man in the Corner

11 mystery stories featuring the characters from the Old Man in the Corner series. One day over lunch, reporter Polly Burton meets a mysterious man who seems to have all the answers to famous crimes making headlines in the news.

The Old Man in the Corner stories (published 1908) are presented here in an unabridged edition, along with their original artwork. Written over 100 years ago, they reflect values at the time which may be out-of-date now. For mystery lovers, enjoy the valuable historical insight about the fictional development of female detectives.

BONUS! Includes 2 new stories by Byrd Nash using characters from Baroness Orczy's Old Man in the Corner series, including A Modern Girl and The Percy Street Mystery alternative ending, plus a foreword by Byrd Nash.

The collection includes 10 stories by Baroness Orczy: The Fenchurch Street Mystery, The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace, The York Mystery, The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway, The Liverpool Mystery, The Edinburgh Mystery, The Theft at the English Provident Bank, The Dublin Mystery, The Regent's Park Murder, and The Mysterious Death in Percy Street.

Baroness Emma Orczy (1865–1947) wrote many stories that had themes which were later used by other writers: the character with the secret past (Lady Molly of Scotland Yard), the unreliable narrator, the girl reporter, the woman detective, and the dashing aristocrat hero in disguise (Scarlet Pimpernel).

The Revisited Mystery Classics series by Byrd Nash features female detectives written by women. Each volume will include a foreword by Byrd, and two new stories using these classic characters.