The Old Man in the Corner - Baroness Orczy
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The Old Man in the Corner (1908) is a collection of classic detective short stories by Baroness Orczy, best known for The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unlike traditional detective stories where a professional sleuth actively solves crimes, this book features an armchair detective, a nameless, mysterious old man who sits in a tea shop, unravels complex mysteries, and explains them to a young journalist, Miss Polly Burton.

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The Old Man in the Corner (1908) is a collection of classic detective short stories by Baroness Orczy, best known for The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unlike traditional detective stories where a professional sleuth actively solves crimes, this book features an armchair detective, a nameless, mysterious old man who sits in a tea shop, unravels complex mysteries, and explains them to a young journalist, Miss Polly Burton.
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Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865-1947) was a British novelist, playwright, and artist of Hungarian nobility. Orczy was born in Tarnaörs, Hungary in 1865 and moved to England with her family at a young age. She began her career as an artist and illustrator, but later turned to writing. In addition to the Scarlet Pimpernel series, Orczy also wrote numerous other novels, plays, and short stories. She was made a baroness by the Hungarian government in 1911 in recognition of her literary achievements. Orczy died in London in 1947.