The Ponson case

by Freeman Wills Crofts

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).