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Lord Peter : the complete Lord Peter Wimsey stories / Dorothy L. Sayers.

Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957 (author.). Sandoe, James, (writer of introduction.). Curran, John, 1954- (contributor.).

Summary:

Gathers together in one volume all of the tales which depict the adventures of this celebrated British detective.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062275486
ISBN: 0062275488
Physical Description: xiii, 488 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: First Bourbon Street books edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Bourbon Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]
Copyright: ©1972

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 1972 by Harper & Row Publishers Inc."--Title page verso.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / by James Sandoe -- 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 -- The image in the mirror -- The incredible elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey -- The Queen's square -- The necklace of pearls -- In the teeth of evidence -- Absolutely elsewhere -- Striding folly -- The haunted policeman -- Talboys -- Afterword / by John Curran.