![]() Thorndyke, a barrister, doctor, and all-around solver of intriguing mysteries. ![]() I am a huge fan of this series of mysteries, all written during the Golden Age of Mystery writing.Ī Silent Witness is Freeman's fourth full-length novel featuring Dr. He died in Gravesend on 28 September 1943. Thereafter he used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels.Ī large proportion of the Dr Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite arcane, points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine, metallurgy and toxicology. With the publication of 'The Singing Bone' (1912) hee invented the inverted detective story (a crime fiction in which the commission of the crime is described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator, with the story then describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery). Within a few years he was devoting his time to full-time writing. His first published crime novel was 'The Adventures of Romney Pringle' (1902) and was a collaborative effort published under the pseudonym Clifford Ashdown. The first of the books in the series was 'The Red Thumb Mark' (1907). He became a writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr Thorndyke. On his return to England he set up an eye/ear/nose/throat pactice but in due course his health forced him to give up medicine although he did have occasional temporary posts and in World War I he was in the ambulance corps. It was critically acclaimed but made very little money. He wrote his first book, 'Travels and Life in Ashanti and Jaman', which was published in 1898. His time in Africa produced plenty of hard work, very little money and ill health, so much so that after seven years he was invalided out of the service in 1891. He married Annie Elizabeth Edwards in 1887 and they had two sons and after a few weeks of married life the couple found themselves in Accra on the Gold Coast where he was assistant surgeon. He became a medical trainee at Middlesex Hospital Medical College and was accepted as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. ![]() He was originally named Richard and later added the Austin to his name. There, scheming Madame du Barry takes it upon herself to choose the dauphin’s younger brother a bride.Richard Freeman was born in Soho, London on 11 April 1862 and was the son of Ann Maria (nee Dunn) and Richard Freeman, a tailor. Fear not – Fontainebleau Palace is just as scrumptious to the eye. The gorgeous if slightly snoozy period drama takes young Antoinette away from Versailles this week. But can the bikers put some business the way of a local tofu specialist? Phil Harrison Marie Antoinette 9pm, BBC Two Tonight, they’re in Norfolk and, as ever, it’s amazing how much genuinely adventurous culinary enterprise can be found across Britain. More foodie matchmaking from Dave and Si as this cheerful series continues to match local producers of food with restaurateurs. Jack Seale The Hairy Bikers Go Local 8pm, BBC Two A strong episode also features parties for dogs and a classic example of a nervous rookie with a great idea but no idea how to run a company. Tall people are well catered for this week, as the entrepreneurs examine businesses helping those over 6ft to have a good night’s sleep and then wear clothes that fit afterwards. Hollie Richardson Dragons’ Den 8pm, BBC One Joining forces with criminologist Prof David Wilson and former detective Dr Graham Hill, the opening episode takes them to Dundee, where they attempt to fully retrace what happened when the bodies of two strangled women – Carol Lannen and Elizabeth McCabe – were found in the woods a year apart. Silent Witness star Emilia Fox takes on true-crime cases in this returning series about unsolved murders.
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