In The Mayor’s Parlour
by J. S. Fletcher
Original Classic Edition, Annotated
This Apex Classic Mysteries Edition is not an electronic scan or reproduction. The text has been formatted and edited by human editors faithfully following the second edition published in London in 1922. With a generous 6×9 page size, it is printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original design.
Fletcher’s writings often contain “phonetic” spellings intended to convey a character’s manner of speech, as well as actual words from the old northern English dialect and Latin legal terms. Apex editors have annotated dialectical or legal terms where the meaning may be unclear or confusing, or particularly obscure to the modern reader. Continue reading “In The Mayor’s Parlour (Annotated)”