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From Library Journal
Lord Peter Views the Body is a collection of the early adventures of Lord Peter Wimsey, Sayers's upper-class detective. Those already familiar with Wimsey's foibles and illustrious career from Sayers's full-length novels, will meet the "early" Lord Peter here. At this period, his character still alternates between being a "silly ass" (to quote his own description) and a superhero of detection. Regular listeners will find that several of the stories are surprisingly graphic and creepy. The insanely jealous artist who makes his own furniture ("The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers") is someone Alfred Hitchcock would have liked to meet, and the tale of great-uncle Joseph's legacy to his grand-nephew ("The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach") requires a strong stomach. The solutions to these problems test Wimsey's acting ability, his counterespionage skills, his knowledge of metallurgy, and his palate for fine wines ("The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba"). He even solves one crime ("The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face") without having ever seen the body, the clues, the scene of the murder, or any of the possible suspects. Actor Ian Carmichael's fluid reading allows the listener to appreciate fully Sayers's skill with language and vocabulary. Oddly, although this audiobook is marketed as "unabridged," there are only nine mysteries here; the complete print version contains 12. One of the missing tales concerns the visual clues involved in a complex crossword puzzle, so it is not hard to understand why that one has been deleted. Originally produced in 1993, these tapes have been repackaged into a flimsy cardboard box. Most libraries will want to move the cassettes into a sturdier case that will hold up to circulation. Recommended where the works of Sayers are popular. Barbara L. Rhodes, Northeast Texas Lib. Syst., Garland
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
One wonders whether Dorothy Sayers considered naming her famous detective Lord Peter WHIMSY, for, clearly, whimsy is very much a part of her loving attitude toward Wimsey. She is wry, he is wry; she clever, he clever; she likable, he likable. In these nine delightful stories Wimsey's many qualities come to the fore, including his skill at lying, housebreaking, exceeding the speed limit, impersonation, cheating at poker, all in the name of solving crimes. Though he may at times be a bit slick and leap too adroitly to the solution, he is always engaging and made more so by the splendid narration of Ian Carmichael (who has portrayed Wimsey on television). Carmichael reads the many different characters well but is especially fine on Lord Peter himself, fully capturing his British upper-class confidence and his noblesse oblige toward those whose problems he encounters. One can imagine Sayers, Wimsey, and Carmichael being fond of each other's company, and listeners will enjoy that trio's companionship also. T. H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Lord Peter Views the Body is a collection of the early adventures of Lord Peter Wimsey, Sayers's upper-class detective. Those already familiar with Wimsey's foibles and illustrious career from Sayers's full-length novels, will meet the "early" Lord Peter here. At this period, his character still alternates between being a "silly ass" (to quote his own description) and a superhero of detection. Regular listeners will find that several of the stories are surprisingly graphic and creepy. The insanely jealous artist who makes his own furniture ("The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers") is someone Alfred Hitchcock would have liked to meet, and the tale of great-uncle Joseph's legacy to his grand-nephew ("The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach") requires a strong stomach. The solutions to these problems test Wimsey's acting ability, his counterespionage skills, his knowledge of metallurgy, and his palate for fine wines ("The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba"). He even solves one crime ("The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face") without having ever seen the body, the clues, the scene of the murder, or any of the possible suspects. Actor Ian Carmichael's fluid reading allows the listener to appreciate fully Sayers's skill with language and vocabulary. Oddly, although this audiobook is marketed as "unabridged," there are only nine mysteries here; the complete print version contains 12. One of the missing tales concerns the visual clues involved in a complex crossword puzzle, so it is not hard to understand why that one has been deleted. Originally produced in 1993, these tapes have been repackaged into a flimsy cardboard box. Most libraries will want to move the cassettes into a sturdier case that will hold up to circulation. Recommended where the works of Sayers are popular. Barbara L. Rhodes, Northeast Texas Lib. Syst., Garland
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
One wonders whether Dorothy Sayers considered naming her famous detective Lord Peter WHIMSY, for, clearly, whimsy is very much a part of her loving attitude toward Wimsey. She is wry, he is wry; she clever, he clever; she likable, he likable. In these nine delightful stories Wimsey's many qualities come to the fore, including his skill at lying, housebreaking, exceeding the speed limit, impersonation, cheating at poker, all in the name of solving crimes. Though he may at times be a bit slick and leap too adroitly to the solution, he is always engaging and made more so by the splendid narration of Ian Carmichael (who has portrayed Wimsey on television). Carmichael reads the many different characters well but is especially fine on Lord Peter himself, fully capturing his British upper-class confidence and his noblesse oblige toward those whose problems he encounters. One can imagine Sayers, Wimsey, and Carmichael being fond of each other's company, and listeners will enjoy that trio's companionship also. T. H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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