Lord Peter: A Collection of All the Lord Peter Wimsey Stories [Hardcover]

Dorothy L. Sayers (Author), James Sandoe (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1987

Contents: Introduction, by James Sandoe. Twelve stories from Lord Peter Views the Body (1928): "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers," "The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question," "The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will," "The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag," "The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker," "The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention," "The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran," "The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste," "The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head," "The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach," "The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face," "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba." Four stories from Hangman's Holiday (1933): "The Image in the Mirror," "The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey," "The Queen's Square," "The Necklace of Pearls." Two stories from In the Teeth of the Evidence (1939): "In the Teeth of the Evidence," "Absolutely Elsewhere." Three later stories not included in other compilations: "Striding Folly," "The Haunted Policeman," "Talboys." Coda: "Sayers, Lord Peter and God," by Carolyn Heilbrun. Codetta: "Greedy Night, A Parody," by E. C. Bentley

Product Details

• Hardcover: 487 pages
• Publisher: Harper & Row; 1st Perennial Library ed edition (1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060550392
• ISBN-13: 978-0060550394
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)