In the Teeth of the Evidence : And Other Mysteries.
Title:
In the Teeth of the Evidence : And Other Mysteries.
Author:
Sayers, Dorothy L.
ISBN:
9781453258972
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (521 pages)
Series:
The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries ; v.14
The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
Contents:
Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- In The Teeth Of The Evidence -- Absolutely Elsewhere -- A Shot at Goal -- Dirt Cheap -- Bitter Almonds -- False Weight -- The Professor's Manuscript -- The Milk-Bottles -- Dilemma -- An Arrow O'er the House -- Scrawns -- Nebuchadnezzar -- The Inspiration of Mr Budd -- Blood Sacrifice -- Suspicion -- The Leopard Lady -- The Cyprian Cat -- Preview: Striding Folly -- A Biography of Dorothy L. Sayers -- Copyright.
Abstract:
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was a British playwright, scholar, and acclaimed author of mysteries, best known for her books starring the gentleman sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. While working as an advertising copywriter, Sayers began writing Whose Body? (1923), the first Wimsey mystery, followed by ten sequels and several short stories. Sayers set the Wimsey novels between the two World Wars, giving them a realistic tone by incorporating details from contemporary issues such as advertising, women's education, and veterans' health. Sayers also wrote theological essays and criticism during and after World War II, and in 1949 published the first volume of a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. Although she considered this translation to be her best work, it is for her elegantly constructed detective fiction that Sayers remains best remembered..
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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