Call Mr. Fortune (Classic Reprint)

Ch., F.R.C.S., was having a lecture from his father. You only do just enough, Dr. Fortune complained. Never brilliant. No zeal. Now, Reginald, it wont do. Just enough is always too little. Take my word for it. And do be attentive to the A rchduke. God bless you! Have a good time, sir, said Mr. Renald Fortune, and watched his father settle down in the car (a long process) beside his mother and drive off. They were gone at last, which Reginald had bun to think impossible, and the opulent practice of Dr. Fortune lay for a month in the virn hands of Reginald. Beautifully patient the mater is. Reginald commimed with himself as he ate his third muffin. Fretful game to spend your life waitin for a man to get ready. Quaint old bird, the pater.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

About the Author

Henry Christopher Bailey (1878–1961) was an English author of detective fiction. Bailey wrote mainly short stories featuring a medically qualified detective called Reggie Fortune. Fortune's mannerisms and speech put him into the same class as Lord Peter Wimsey but the stories are much darker, and often involve murderous obsession, police corruption, financial skulduggery, child abuse and miscarriages of justice. Although Mr Fortune is seen at his best in short stories, he also appears in several novels. A second series character, Joshua Clunk, is a sanctimonious lawyer who exposes corruption and blackmail in local politics, and who manages to profit from the crimes. He appears in eleven novels published between 1930 and 1950, including The Sullen Sky Mystery (1935), widely regarded as Bailey's magnum opus. Bailey's works were published in a number of magazines, including Adventure and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.

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