Author: | R Austin Freeman | ISBN: | 9783964849137 |
Publisher: | idb | Publication: | January 30, 2018 |
Imprint: | idb | Language: | English |
Author: | R Austin Freeman |
ISBN: | 9783964849137 |
Publisher: | idb |
Publication: | January 30, 2018 |
Imprint: | idb |
Language: | English |
Richard Austin Freeman was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He claimed to have invented the inverted detective story. Freeman used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels. Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine, metallurgy and toxicology.
Richard Austin Freeman was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He claimed to have invented the inverted detective story. Freeman used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels. Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine, metallurgy and toxicology.