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1Eye of Osiris

By R. Austin Freeman

<i>The Eye of Osiris</i> is an early example from the Dr. Thorndyke series of detective stories written by R. Austin Freeman. In these stories, the author drew on his extensive medical and scientific knowledge for his main character, a medico-legal expert who relies on forensic evidence and logical deduction in solving cases. In this case, Thorndyke steps in to investigate the disappearance of one John Bellingham, an English gentleman and amateur Egyptologist, who has vanished under very mysterious circumstances. Thorndyke's involvement in the case arises from a both purely professional interest in the unique character of the case, as well as from the fact that a young doctor and former student of his has recently become closely acquainted with the missing man's brother and niece. (summary by J.M. Smallheer)

2Red Thumb Mark

By R. Austin Freeman

Missing diamonds, untouched safe, two blood smeared thumb prints and a mysterious Mr X. If these are present, Dr Thorndyke must be there too. Will he be able to solve this case?<br><br>The Red Thumb Mark is the first novel of Freeman’s best-selling Thorndyke series. (Summary by Diana Majlinger)

3Mystery of 31 New Inn

By R. Austin Freeman

Jeffrey Blackmore suspiciously made two wills, both deceptively alike, but still, in a cunning way, completely different. John Thorndyke, equally cunning and smart, smells something fishy. With stylish cool and logic, he leads the story up to its marvelous and fully credible climax. (Summary by Neeru Iyer)

4Uttermost Farthing

By R. Austin Freeman

Humphrey Challoner is a solitary old man who spent a lifetime collecting for his private museum, primarily mammals exhibiting osteological abnormalities but also 24 articulated human skeletons without any apparent defect. His friend, Dr. Wharton, is puzzled by the collection, but he humors Challoner's eccentricities and tends to him in his final illness. When Wharton inherits the collection on Challoner's death, the dark mystery that ties the collection together is finally revealed. (Summary by MaryAnn)

5Evelina's Garden

By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

This is a long short story from 1899, approximately 95 minutes more or less, about a mysterious woman living virtually alone on the outskirts of a small New England town in a mansion with a magnificent garden. (Introduction by BellonaTimes)

A collection of interrelated short stories concerning the townfolk of a few small New England villages at the turn of the last century. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

7Vanishing Man

By R. Austin Freeman

A young doctor, former student of the legal and medical expert Dr. John Thorndyke, finds himself almost accidentally drawn into a case in which a man has vanished. Perhaps he has died; perhaps not;but the issue is very important because the will that he has left behind is curiously -- annoyingly curiously -- worded. Fortunately, Dr. Thorndyke's rationality combined with his forensic skills, bring the case to a conclusion, while the young doctor meets the love of his life in the Egyptian rooms of the British Museum. (Nicholas Cifford)

8Silent Witness

By R. Austin Freeman

In this detective novel, the young doctor Humphrey Jardine stumbles upon a corpse during a walk near Hampstead Heath in the middle of the night. However, when he returns to the spot with a police officer, the corpse has disappeared. And this is just the start of a series of strange and sometimes life threatening events. Had it really been a dead man he had seen? And if so, who was it? And what is the role of the mysterious Mrs. Samway, who keeps popping up wherever he goes? He will need the help of Dr. John Thorndyke to solve this mystery. <BR><BR> This is the fourth novel featuring R. Austin Freeman's famous detective Dr. John Thorndyke. The preceding ones are also available on LibriVox: <a href="http://librivox.org/the-red-thumb-mark-by-r-austin-freeman/">The Red Thumb Mark</a>, <a href="http://librivox.org/the-eye-of-osiris-by-r-austin-freeman/">the Eye of Osiris</a> (a.k.a. <a href="http://librivox.org/the-vanishing-man-by-r-austin-freeman/">the Vanishing Man</a>, both titles on LV) and <a href="http://librivox.org/the-mystery-of-31-new-inn-by-r-austin-freeman/">The Mystery of 31 New Inn</a>. (Summary by Anna Simon)

9Portion of Labor

By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

This is the story of Ellen Brewster, pretty little daughter of shoe-mill workers in a Northeastern US town of the late 19th century. After the mill shuts down, her family struggles to make ends meet, but as the years pass, Ellen grows up into a prize pupil and pride of the community. The story also covers the birth of the American labor movement and the relationships between rich and poor.

10Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural

By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

This is a collection of short stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. The stories all have different topics, there are mysterious deaths, haunted houses, ghosts, moving shadows, and all other ingredients which make for a good ghost story. - Summary by Carolin

11John Thorndyke's Cases

By R. Austin Freeman

Detective John Thorndyke never disappoints when solving crime in this collection of Freeman's works. - Summary by A. K. Morton

12Stories of the Ships

By Lewis R. Freeman

While most associate the "Great War" with trenches, barbed wire, machine guns, and poison gas, ships played roles in the military at the beginning of the 20th century. Stories of the Ships is a 1919 collection of accounts described in the first person by those who fought battles on the sea during World War I. It gives the listener a more complete account of the conflicts that defined the most costly war in history. Lewis Ransome Freeman (1878 – 1960) was an American explorer, journalist and war correspondent who wrote over twenty books chronicling his many travels, as well as numerous articles. He became a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1917-18. He was a correspondent attached to the Grand Fleet late in the war, and was a staff member for the Inter-Allied Naval Armistice Commission which traveled to Germany in 1918. (Summary by Jeffery Smith and David Wales)

13Singing Bone or The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke

By R. Austin Freeman

In its original form, this book was published with the title, "The Singing Bone." It was later republished as "The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke." This book has historical significance as it contains the first example of the inverted detective formula used in The Case of Oskar Brodski (originally published in Pearson's Magazine in 1912), along with several other examples.

A collection of adult stories - sad, humorous, and adventurous - about Man's Best Friend. <b>NOTE</b>: Some of these selections contain violence and racial stereotypes that will be objectionable to some listeners. - Summary by TriciaG

15Once There Was Time

By John Frederick Freeman

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Once There Was Time by John Frederick Freeman.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 21, 2021. <br> ------<br> John Frederick Freeman was an English poet and essayist, who gave up a successful career in insurance to write full-time. He was born in London and started as an office boy aged 13. He was a close friend of Walter de la Mare from 1907, who lobbied hard with Edward Marsh to get Freeman into the Georgian Poetry series; with eventual success. De la Mare's biographer Theresa Whistler describes him as "tall, gangling, ugly, solemn, punctilious". This poem is taken from POEMS NEW AND OLD By John Freeman (1920) - Summary by David Lawrence

A brief history of the rise and reign of Duke William of Normandy, King of England. Also known as William the Bastard, and William the Great, but perhaps best known in English history as William the Conqueror. Written by Edward Freeman, originally in 1888, as part of the Twelve English Statesmen series of books. (Summary by Cavaet)

17Listening

By John Frederick Freeman

LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of Listening by John Frederick Freeman.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 20, 2022. <br> ------<br> The poet describes a pasture in the evening.

18Pot of Gold and Other Stories

By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Celebrated prolific 19th century author of dozens of short stories and novels brings us a wistful and whimsical collection of delightful children's fancies and tales of New England life for which she is known. - Summary by Ben Tucker

19Dread Apache: That Early-Day Scourge of the Southwest

By Merrill Pingree Freeman

Excerpt which contains the opinions and biographical accounts from the author: "A short time ago, idling through a collection of early-day photographs, I came across two that vividly recalled the closing scenes in that bloody frontier drama in which the Apache was the chief actor. For many years the relentless foe of the pioneer, wary, tireless, cowardly and treacherous, he was the very incarnation of fiendishness, if possible, more pronounced in the squaw than in the man. Never meeting you in the open, always in ambush, concealed behind the big granite boulder, the point of a hill or a clump of brush, he and his fellows patiently awaited your solitary coming, all unconscious of danger, then—the crack of the rifle and it is all over." <br><br> Numerous short, biographical accounts and headlines are recounted, that history has recorded, for the listener to examine. (Summary by Laurie Banza)

20Full Tide

By John Frederick Freeman

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Full Tide by John Frederick Freeman.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 8, 2023. <br> ------<br> John Frederick Freeman was an English poet and essayist, who gave up a successful career in insurance to write full-time. This sea-side offering is taken from his POEMS NEW AND OLD (1920) (Summary by Wikipedia )

21D'Arblay Mystery

By R. Austin Freeman

Stephen Gray is a recent graduate of medicine. As he is walking through a sleepy English village he stumbles upon a tragedy involving a beautiful young girl and immediately becomes involved in assisting her. In doing so he enlists the help of his mentor, Dr. Thorndyke, a renowned forensic investigator. Thorndyke and his aide, Polton, use their skills to unravel a bizarre mystery with many intriguing twists and turns. (Summary by Howard Skyman)

22Physician

By John Frederick Freeman

LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Physician by John Frederick Freeman.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 24, 2023. <br> ------<br> John Frederick Freeman was an English poet and essayist, who gave up a successful career in insurance to write full-time. He was born in London, and started as an office boy aged 13. He was a close friend of Walter de la Mare from 1907, who lobbied hard with Edward Marsh to get Freeman into the Georgian Poetry series; with eventual success. De la Mare's biographer Theresa Whistler describes him as "tall, gangling, ugly, solemn, punctilious". (Wikipedia)

23As A Thief In The Night

By R. Austin Freeman

As one of the many stories written by R. Austin Freeman this book includes the most interesting character of Dr. Thorndyke. He commands the skills of a doctor, a lawyer and an investigator all rolled up into one remarkable man. In this case he must solve a murder mystery perpetrated by a most unusual criminal. There is also love and intrigue at play involving the other main characters. (Summary by Howard Skyman)

The brother of a lawyer is murdered apparently in an attempted robbery and by a sheer accident Ms Blake happens to be there, her life is in danger as she declared that she could recognize the murderer. Robert Anstey, the KC whose association with the medico-legal expert Dr Thorndyke had been there to and his interest in the case became two-fold - to help Thorndyke and to admire Ms Blake. - Summary by Yoganandh T

Angelina Frood disappears from Rochester ostensibly to escape her uncouth and menacing husband Nicholas Frood leaving a trail of clues which lead to a sinister end but a surprising result. - Summary by Yoganandh T

26Shadow Of The Wolf

By R. Austin Freeman

Here we have another in the series of novels written by R. Austin Freeman featuring the character of Dr. John Thorndyke. The good doctor is a savvy experienced investigator who combines his detective, scientific and medical skills to hunt down the perpetrators of heinous crimes against humanity. In this instance the love triangle between Mr. Purcell, his wife Maggie Purcell, and Daniel’s business associate and long time partner Mr. Varney creates tensions that spill over to violent actions. Dr. Thorndyke must piece together the relevant clues that will eventually lead him to a satisfactory resolution to the case. His experience helps him to sort through physical and verbal deceptions by the criminal that attempt to misdirect, however he is no match for the brilliant investigator.

27Eye Of Osiris (Version 2)

By R. Austin Freeman

to follow - Summary by Howard Skyman

Can a detective novel succeed in riveting your attention if you know the crime before hand and the perpetrator? Austin Freeman proves he can and this novel is one such by him where Dr Thorndyke unravels a mystery in his inimitable style - Summary by Yoganandh T