# The Old Man in the Corner — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to their dear Uncle and Aunt, Count and Countess Wass of Czege, in remembrance of happy days spent in Transylvania in October 1908.
- [The Old Man in the Corner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/the-old-man-in-the-corner.md): Polly Burton, a journalist, encounters an eccentric old man in a corner of a restaurant who claims to have solved famous unsolved mysteries through logic and observation. He recounts the details of several cases, includi
- [I: The Fenchurch Street Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/i-the-fenchurch-street-mystery.md): Polly Burton, a journalist for the Evening Observer, encounters the eccentric Old Man in the Corner at an Aërated Bread Company shop. He challenges her belief that the Fenchurch Street mystery is unsolvable, arguing that
- [II: A Millionaire in the Dock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/ii-a-millionaire-in-the-dock.md): The Old Man in the Corner recounts the case of Francis Smethurst, a millionaire arrested for the murder of William Kershaw. Despite strong circumstantial evidence, Smethurst proves he never wrote the incriminating letter
- [III: His Deduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/iii-his-deduction.md): The Old Man in the Corner explains his deduction that William Kershaw was not murdered but instead murdered Francis Smethurst and assumed his identity. He points to the letters, the visit to the Torriani Hotel, and the u

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- [IV: The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/iv-the-robbery-in-phillimore-terrace.md)
- [A Night’s Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/v-a-night-s-adventure.md)
- [VI: All He Knew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/vi-all-he-knew.md)
- [VII: The York Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/vii-the-york-mystery.md)
- [VIII: The Capital Charge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/viii-the-capital-charge.md)
- [IX: A Brokenhearted Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/ix-a-brokenhearted-woman.md)
- [X: The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/x-the-mysterious-death-on-the-underground-railway.md)
- [XI: Mr. Errington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xi-mr-errington.md)
- [XII: The Liverpool Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xii-the-liverpool-mystery.md)
- [A Cunning Rascal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xiii-a-cunning-rascal.md)
- [XIV: The Edinburgh Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xiv-the-edinburgh-mystery.md)
- [A Terrible Plight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xv-a-terrible-plight.md)
- [XVI: “Non Proven”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xvi-non-proven.md)
- [XVII: Undeniable Facts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xvii-undeniable-facts.md)
- [XVIII: The Theft at the English Provident Bank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xviii-the-theft-at-the-english-provident-bank.md)
- [XIX: Conflicting Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xix-conflicting-evidence.md)
- [An Alibi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xx-an-alibi.md)
- [XXI: The Dublin Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxi-the-dublin-mystery.md)
- [XXII: Forgery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxii-forgery.md)
- [XXIII: A Memorable Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxiii-a-memorable-day.md)
- [XXIV: An Unparalleled Outrage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxiv-an-unparalleled-outrage.md)
- [The Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xv-the-prisoner.md)
- [XVI: A Sensation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xvi-a-sensation.md)
- [XXVII: Two Blackguards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxvii-two-blackguards.md)
- [XXVIII: The Regent's Park Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxviii-the-regent-s-park-murder.md)
- [The Motive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxix-the-motive.md)
- [XXX: Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxx-friends.md)
- [The de Genneville Peerage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxxi-the-de-genneville-peerage.md)
- [A High-Bred Gentleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxxii-a-high-bred-gentleman.md)
- [XXXIII: The Living and the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-living-and-the-dead.md)
- [The Mysterious Death in Percy Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-mysterious-death-in-percy-street.md)
- [XXXV: Suicide or Murder?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxxv-suicide-or-murder.md)
- [XXXVI: The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_old_man_in_the_corner_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-end.md)

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