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The Wimsey Family: A Fragmentary History Compiled from Correspondence with Dorothy L. Sayers

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Provides recipes and menus for many of the gourmet meals the rich British detective enjoyed and recounts the fictional setting of each repast

294 pp. bib, appendix, index, illus. by the author. Eds. Emily E. Auger & Janet Brennan Croft. Toc/Transformations & Transgressions 1. "All Nerves and Nose": Lord Peter Wimsey as Wounded Healer. . . 2. "Changing, Fearfully Changing": Polarization and Transformation in. . .Strong Poison 3. "Bloody Farce": Irony, Farce, and Mortality in. . . Have His Carcase 4. "A Comedy of Masks": Lord Peter as Harlequin 5. "A Ring of Good Bells": Providence and Judgment in. . .Nine Tailors 6. "Beneath That Ancient Roof": The House as Symbol 7. "Eve's Sharp Apple": Five Transgressing Women. . . 8. "The Perilous Synthesis" Sacred and Profane Love in. . . Thrones, Dominations / Reflections 9. Even the Parrot Knows Better. . . 10. "A Bloomsbury Blue-Stocking". . . 11. Images of Judaism and Anti-Semitism. . . 12. "Cat o' Mary" 13. Why We Honor the Centenary of Dorothy L. Sayers. . . Nancy-Lou Patterson taught at the U. of Waterloo from 1962 until 1992 and was an active artist, poet, fiction writer, and Inklings scholar.

294 pp. bib, appendix, index, illus. by the author. Eds. Emily E. Auger & Janet Brennan Croft. Toc/Transformations & Transgressions 1. "All Nerves and Nose": Lord Peter Wimsey as Wounded Healer. . . 2. "Changing, Fearfully Changing": Polarization and Transformation in. . .Strong Poison 3. "Bloody Farce": Irony, Farce, and Mortality in. . . Have His Carcase 4. "A Comedy of Masks": Lord Peter as Harlequin 5. "A Ring of Good Bells": Providence and Judgment in. . .Nine Tailors 6. "Beneath That Ancient Roof": The House as Symbol 7. "Eve's Sharp Apple": Five Transgressing Women. . . 8. "The Perilous Synthesis" Sacred and Profane Love in. . . Thrones, Dominations / Reflections 9. Even the Parrot Knows Better. . . 10. "A Bloomsbury Blue-Stocking". . . 11. Images of Judaism and Anti-Semitism. . . 12. "Cat o' Mary" 13. Why We Honor the Centenary of Dorothy L. Sayers. . . Nancy-Lou Patterson taught at the U. of Waterloo from 1962 until 1992 and was an active artist, poet, fiction writer, and Inklings scholar.

A modern reprint of Dorothy L. Sayers's first mystery novel, which gave the world one of the most remarkable figures in crime fiction, Lord Peter Wimsey.

While Lord Peter is abroad on a secret mission, Harriet Vane, now Lady Peter Wimsey, takes their children to safety in the country. But there's no escape from war: rumors of spies abound, glamorous RAF pilots and flirtatious land-girls scandalize the villagers, and the blackout makes rural lanes as sinister as London's alleys. And when a practice air-raid ends with a young woman's death, it's almost a shock to hear that the cause is not enemy action, but murder. Or is it? With Peter away, Harriet sets out to find out whodunit...and the chilling reason why.

Explains terms, phrases, quotations, allusions, and references in the Wimsey novels and short stories, shows important settings and landmarks, and identifies major characters

The first novel by one of the greatest mystery writers of the twentieth century, in which she introduced her popular amateur detective, Lord Peter Wimsey.A famous London financier vanishes from his bedroom, leaving no trace. Across town, a corpse is found in an architect's bathtub, wearing nothing but a pair of pince-nez. The body is not that of the missing financier, so--whose body is it? When Lord Peter Wimsey is asked by his mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, to help clear her architect of suspicion, he eagerly obliges. With the assistance of his valet, Bunter, a skilled amateur photographer, he quickly becomes convinced that the two cases are linked, despite the skepticism of the police. But what begins as an amusing puzzle takes on darker overtones, as Lord Peter wrestles with intrusive memories of his traumatic service in the trenches of World War I--and as his own life is endangered by the murderer he is about to unmask.

Explains terms, phrases, quotations, allusions, and references in the Wimsey novels and short stories, shows important settings and landmarks, and identifies major characters

Discover Dorothy L. Sayers' inimitable Golden Age detective in this newly published collection of the complete Lord Peter Wimsey stories. Presented in chronological order, these short stories see Lord Peter Wimsey bringing his trademark wit and unique detection skills to all manner of mysteries. From poisoned port to murder in fancy dress, Wimsey draws on his many skills - including his expertise in fine wine and appreciation of fine art - to solve cases far and wide, some even taking him to foreign countries and unexpected hiding places in pursuit of miscreants and murderers. Containing 21 stories taken from Lord Peter Views the Body, Hangman's Holiday , In the Teeth of the Evidence and Striding Folly , now published together for the first time in one volume, this is the ultimate collection for fans of classic detective fiction and Dorothy L. Sayers. 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James

Provides recipes and menus for many of the gourmet meals the rich British detective enjoyed and recounts the fictional setting of each repast

When a dispute among the Fellows of St. Severin's College, Oxford University, reaches a stalemate, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers that as the Duke of Denver he is "the Visitor"―charged with the task of resolving the issue. It is time for Lord Peter and his detective novelist wife, Harriet, to revisit their beloved Oxford, where their long and literate courtship finally culminated in their engagement and marriage.At first, the dispute seems a simple difference of opinion about a valuable manuscript that some of the Fellows regard as nothing but an insurance liability, which should be sold to finance a speculative purchase of land. The voting is evenly balanced. The Warden would normally cast the deciding vote, but he has disappeared. And when several of the Fellows unexpectedly die as well, Lord Peter and Harriet set off on an investigation to uncover what is really going on at St. Severin's.With this return in The Late Scholar to the Oxford of Gaudy Night, which many readers regard as their favorite of Sayers's original series, Jill Paton Walsh at once revives the wit and brilliant plotting of the Golden Age of detective fiction.

Review "A model detective story . . . fascinating." -- -- New York Times "The Wimsey books are literate and delightful mysteries." -- -- Chicago Tribune "The end of this story is as ingenious as any solution could be." -- Times Literary Supplement Product Description Strong Poison Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman's noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent--as determined as he was to make her his wife. Have-His-Caracase The mystery writer Harriet Vane, recovering from an unhappy love affair and its aftermath, seeks solace on a barren beach -- deserted but for the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut. From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a mystery that might have been suicide, murder or a political plot. With the appearance of her dear friend Lord Peter Wimsey, she finds a reason for detective pursuit -- as only the two of them can pursue it. Unnatural Death The wealthy old woman was dead -- a trifle sooner than expected. The intricate trail of horror and senseless murder led from a beautiful hampshire village to a fashionable London flat and a deliberate test of amour -- staged by the debonair sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. "Here the modern detective story begins to come to its own; and all the historical importance aside, it remains an absorbing and charming story today."

When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the "Gaudy, " the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled obsentities, burnt effigies and poison-pen letters -- including one that says, "Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup." Some of the notes threaten murder; all are perfectly ghastly; yet in spite of their scurrilous nature, all are perfectly worded. And Harriet finds herself ensnared in a nightmare of romance and terror, with only the tiniest shreds of clues to challenge her powers of detection, and those of her paramour, Lord Peter Wimsey.

Lord Peter Wimsey becomes fascinated when bohemian Harriet Vane is accused of murdering her lover. He investigates further and finds himself falling in love with her as he visits her in prison and watches her in court. But can he save her from the gallows?

From her first book of poetry to her incomplete translation of the Paradiso of Dante, Dorothy L. Sayers was responsible for hundreds of publications. Novels, short stories, poems, plays, translations, essays and articles of many kinds, book reviews, speeches and radio broadcasts reveal a writer who took her work seriously and managed to earn her living with her pen. Not all of her immense output is easily accessible today. While her fiction has remained more or less continuously in print, much of her other work has been more difficult to find and some speeches, essays and articles have never been reprinted at all. This collection of work by Sayers, presented in chronological order, covers most of her adult life, from the light-hearted meditations of a young woman who still has not found her place in the world to the serious and highly pragmatic opinions of an experienced playwright eager to share what she has learned with others. They cover a wide range of subjects not only God, Hitler and Lord Peter Wimsey , but also Oxford, drama, love, the press, the Church and the devil, among others! One text, the radio broadcast The over-30 Association, has never been published before.

Tale of suspense in which the famous Lord Peter Wimsey is called upon to solve the murder of an unknown man in East Anglia

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiancÉ died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman's noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent--as determined as he was to make her his wife.