{"product_id":"the-old-man-in-the-baroness-emma-orczy-9781981410873","title":"The Old Man in the Corner","description":"Created by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series, The Old Man In the Corner was one of the earliest armchair detectives, popping up with so many others in the wake of the huge popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories. The Old Man relies mostly upon sensationalistic \"penny dreadful\" newspaper accounts, with the occasional courtroom visit. He narrates all this information, while tying complicated knots in a piece of string, to a female Journalist who frequents the same tea-shop (the ABC Teashop on the corner of Norfolk Street and the Strand). They enjoy an antagonistic relationship, as the Journalist attempts to cut the Old Man's ego down to size and the Old Man trumps her every time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Baroness Emma Orczy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1981410872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781981410873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.45d","brand":"Baroness Emma Orczy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45265101619455,"sku":"9781981410873","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8ebddc5-0321-4bfd-bd31-6450c490c3dc.jpg?v=1713420154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-old-man-in-the-baroness-emma-orczy-9781981410873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}