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The Ponson case

Chapter 17: Transcriber’s Notes
By Freeman Wills Crofts
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About This Book

A prominent country-house patriarch vanishes from his rural home, prompting a careful investigation that unravels staged evidence, false leads, and suggestions of blackmail. The narrative proceeds through phases of suspicion, misdirection, and renewed certainty as household staff and outsiders exchange information and investigators reassess motives. A perceptive young woman plays a decisive role in reinterpreting clues, and a tense pursuit culminates in the recovery of important evidence in the property’s boathouse, which exposes the schemes behind the disappearance and brings the case to its resolution.

Transcriber’s Notes

This transcription follows the text of the edition published by HarperCollins in 2016, which is based on the original 1921 edition published by W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. The following alterations have been made to correct what are believed to be unambiguous errors in the text:

  • Seven missing quotation marks have been restored.
  • Three sentences terminated with a comma have been changed to end with a period.
  • Six further invalid commas have been deleted.
  • The word “Franklyins” has been corrected to “Franklyns” (Ch. III).
  • The words “un substantiated” have been corrected to “unsubstantiated” (Ch. V).
  • The phrase “fled him forward” has been corrected to “led him forward” (Ch. VI).
  • The word “aerodome” has been corrected to “aerodrome” (Ch. XII).
  • The word “Anstin” has been corrected to “Austin” (Ch. XV).