Striding Folly
Published on 19. August 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
124 pages
978-0-340-50215-0 (ISBN)
Description
Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detction skills at their most spectacular.
The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft, a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero.
This book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer.
'I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' P. D. James
The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft, a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero.
This book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer.
'I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' P. D. James
Reviews / Votes
She brought to the detective novel orginality, intelligence, energy and wit - P.D. JamesI admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail - Ruth Rendell
A truly great storyteller - Minette Walters
Dorothy L Sayers is one of the best detective story writers - E.C. Bentley, DAILY TELEGRAPH
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 8 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 178 mm
Weight
81 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-50215-0 (9780340502150)
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10/1973
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Person
Dorothy L Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, but considered her translations of Dante's Divina Commedia to be her best work. She died in 1957.