TY - BOOK AU - Freeman,R.Austin AU - Hoffman,H.Lawrence AU - Gould,R.T. ED - Popular Library (New York, N.Y.), TI - Mr. Polton explains PY - 1946///] CY - New York PB - Popular Library KW - Thorndyke, Doctor (Fictitious character) KW - Fiction KW - Arson KW - Physicians KW - London (England) KW - fiction KW - Gould KW - Timekeeper (general) KW - United Kingdom KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - lcgft KW - Abridgments N1 - At head of title: A Dr. Thorndyke mystery; "This is a Popular Library edition. Abridged by permission of original publishers."--Title page verso; Date of publication from Schreuders and Reginald; Illustrated title page; Cover art by H.L. Hoffman; see Schreuders; Publisher's advertisement on pages [220]-[223]; "70"--Spine; Schreuders, P. Paperbacks, U.S.A; page 191; Reginald, R. Cumulative paperback index, 1939-1959; page 75; Originally published; New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940 ER -