Dorothy Leigh Sayers Książki

W londyńskim klubie Bellona umiera stary generał Fentiman. Nikt jednak nie wie, o której dokładnie godzinie. W tym samym dniu umiera jego zamożna siostra. W testamencie zastrzegła, że pieniądze po niej otrzyma rodzina Fentimana w przypadku śmierci jej przed bratem. Inaczej jej majątek przypadnie dalekiej krewnej Ann Dorland. Detektyw amator Lord Peter Wimsey postanawia pomóc w ustaleniu kto z rodzeństwa zmarł pierwszy.

Set during World War II, this collection features radio dramas by Dorothy L. Sayers that explore twelve pivotal episodes in the life of Jesus, from the visit of the magi to his resurrection. Each episode highlights themes of faith and the kingship of Christ, providing a unique blend of historical context and spiritual reflection that resonates with the struggles of the time. The broadcasts served as a powerful reminder of hope and redemption amidst the chaos of war.

Introducing the Dante Papers Introductory Papers on Dante Further Papers on Dante The Poetry of Search and the Poetry of Statement This introductory volume of essays on Dante by Dr. Dorothy L. Sayers will be eagerly sought by the many thousands of readers who already know her vigorous and vivid translation of the Inferno. As those who have heard Miss Sayer's lectures on Dante can testify, she brings to the interpretation of the Divine Comedy a vitalizing power of analysis and re-creation. Readers of Dante often become discouraged by the mass of factual detail which the older school of historical criticism has made available; mere aestheticism, however, unrelated to the time and space, is nor likely to satisfy them either. They will find in Miss Sayers' essays enough scholarly assistance to put themselves in the position of a contemporary reader; but their attention will chiefly be drawn to the relevance of the Divine Comedy to our present day world and way of life. Miss Sayers' emphasis on the ethical, rather than on the aesthetic, or historical, significance of Dante's work, comes as a welcome and bracing challenge to the confusion regarding values, whether of literature or of life, which characterizes the present age.

Ungewöhnliche Mordgeschichten bekannter Meister - K. R. G. Browne - 'Through the window'; G. D. H. and M. Cole - 'A lesson in crime'; Edgar Allan Poe - 'A telltale heart', 'The cask of amontillado'; Dorothy L. Sayers - 'The fountain plays'. Außerdem - Kurzbiografien von Edgar Allan Poe und Dorothy L. Sayers. Mit diesen handlichen Bänden kann sich jeder auf besonders unterhaltsame Weise in der englischen Sprache fortbilden. Weniger bekannte Vokabeln sind erläutert.

Introducing the Dante Papers Introductory Papers on Dante Further Papers on Dante The Poetry of Search and the Poetry of Statement Dr. Sayers' Further Papers on Dante will be warmly welcomed by all who read her Introductory Papers on Dante and by those hundreds more who want to know more about this astonishing poet newly disclosed to them by her vivid Penguin translation of the Inferno and the Purgatorio. The first series dealt mainly with the theological and ethical aspects of the Divine Comedy. The present one is more heterogeneous and pays more attention to the literary and poetic aspects of Dante's work. Here and there an attempt is made to rescue Dante from the exalted isolation in which he stands, and to compare with him other poets writing on similar themes. 'To label any poet hors concours is in a manner to excommunicate him' This is not a work of popularization, but Dr. Sayers has in a high degree the ability to make things plain and readable for the general reader while at the same time revealing much that scholars may have overlooked.

They plan to have a quiet country honeymoon. Then Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride Harriet Vane find the previous owner's body in the cellar. Set in a country village seething with secrets and snobbery, this is Dorothy L. Sayers' last full-length detective novel. Variously described as a love story with detective interruptions and a detective story with romantic interruptions, it lives up to both descriptions with style. 'I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' P. D. James

A deadly dozen featuring the staggering exploits of Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg.

Harriet Vane has never dared to return to her old Oxford college. Now, despite her scandalous life, she has been summoned back . . . At first she thinks her worst fears have been fulfilled, as she encounters obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy when she arrives at sedate Shrewsbury College for the 'Gaudy' celebrations. But soon, Harriet realises that she is not the only target of this murderous malice - and asks Lord Peter Wimsey to help. 'I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' P. D. James

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiancé died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman's noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent—as determined as he was to make her his wife.

It was the body of a tall stout man. On his dead face, a handsome pair of gold pince-nez mocked death with grotesque elegance. The body wore nothing else. Lord Peter Wimsey knew immediately what the corpse was supposed to be. His problem was to find out whose body had found its way into Mr Alfred Thipps' Battersea bathroom.

Lord Peter must solve a murder that takes place in the Fens with a backdrop of bell rining.

One of the founding mothers of mystery, Dorothy L. Sayers first introduced the popular character Lord Peter Wimsey in 1923 with the publication of Whose Body? Over the next twenty years, more novels and short stories about the aristocratic amateur sleuth appeared, each one as cunningly written as the next. Now in a single volume, here are all of the Lord Peter Wimsey stories: a treasure for any mystery lover. From "The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag" to "The Image in the Mirror" and "Talboys," this collection is Lord Peter at his best—and a true testament to the art of detective fiction.

Klasyka literatury polskiej i światowej w starannym wydaniu z przypisami to książka, którą warto mieć w swojej domowej biblioteczce i do której warto wracać. Tekst opatrzono wskazówkami interpretacyjnymi i hasłami ułatwiającymi nawigację po książce dzięki nim łatwo znaleźć potrzebny w trakcie... číst celé

English detective stories featuring three classic tales from the genre. The narratives create suspense through various techniques, ensuring an engaging experience for readers. The stories included are Edgar Wallace's "The Treasure Hunt," Agatha Christie's "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim," and Dorothy Sayers' "The Necklace of Pearls." This collection showcases the diversity of detective fiction, offering a blend of thrilling plots and intriguing characters. Each story reflects the unique style of its author, contributing to the rich tapestry of English detective literature. Readers will find themselves immersed in the twists and turns of these classic mysteries, making this anthology a captivating addition to any literary collection.

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.Lord Peter Wimsey, wealthy, charming and charismatic, is one of the most famous amateur detectives of the golden age of crime. This Macmillan Collector's Library Edition is edited and introduced by crime expert David Stuart Davies.The fifteen stories in this lively and witty collection are not only Dorothy L. Sawyer's very best, but they also celebrate the breadth of Peter Wimsey's literary career as London's most celebrated amateur sleuth. From the foppish man about town 'In the Teeth of Evidence', to the happily married man in 'The Haunted Policeman', to the father of three in 'Talboys', Wimsey kept that twinkle in his eye and the brilliance of mind that can spot a clue a mile off.

One solution requires expertise in fine wines; another calls on his knowledge of fine art. Lord Peter has the knack of being on the spot at just the right time to spot a thief or blackmail a blackmailer. Or even prevent a murder . . . Whatever the occasion, the aristocratic detective uses his razor-sharp mind and unerring instincts to unmask the guilty and go to the aid of their victims. 'She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.' Minette Walters

The bed was broken and tilted grotesquely sideways. Harrison was sprawled over it in a huddle of soiled blankets. His mouth was twisted unpleasantly, and only the whites of his eyes showed. Harrison had been an expert on deadly fungi. How was it then that he had eaten a large quantity of the death-dealing muscarine? Was it an accident? Suicide? Or murder? The documents in the case seemed to be a simple collection of love notes and letters home. Yet they concealed a clue to the brilliant murderer who baffled the best minds in London.

A must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries, Lord Peter Wimsey is the immortal amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers. A young woman falls asleep on a deserted beach and wakes to discover the body of a man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear . . . The young woman is the celebrated detective novelist Harriet Vane, once again drawn against her will into a murder investigation in which she herself could be a suspect. Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help her clear her name.

The third book in the classic British detective series featuring amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, with a new introduction by crime writer Minette Walters.

Murder Most A Collection of Great Crime Stories

In A Presumption of Death, Jill Paton Walsh tells how World War II changed the lives of Peter, Harriet and their growing family. The story opens in 1940. Harriet Vane - now Lady Peter Wimsey - has taken her children to safety in the country. But the war has followed them: glamorous RAF pilots and even more glamorous land-girls scandalise the villagers; the blackout makes the night-time lanes as sinister as the back alleys of London. Then the village's first air raid practise ends with a very real body on the ground - not a war casualty but a case of plain, old-fashioned murder. And even before the second body is found, Lord Peter Wimsey and his brilliant wife are on their way to finding the killer.

The fourteenth book in the classic British detective series featuring amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, with a new introduction by crime writer Elizabeth George.

The wife of a wealthy man is found dead, and it is up to Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife, Harriet, to solve the case.

A unique anthology for crime aficionados seven of the world s most notorious genuine murder mysteries retold by the most accomplished classic crime writers of their generation. A manipulative murderer who stalked the streets of Paris; a young wife who poisoned her eccentric husband; a bank cashier s mysterious suicide; a brutal double murder in New Zealand Seven of the world s greatest crime writers turn their hand to some of the world s most spine-tingling mysteries all of them astonishingly TRUE. This remarkable collection from the archives of the Detection Club follows The Floating Admiral, Ask a Policeman and Six Against the Yard back into print after more than 75 years, and shows some of the most accomplished authors of their generation retelling real-life murder mysteries with all the relish of the tastiest crime fiction."

Lord Peter Wimsey could imagine the artist stepping back, the stagger, the fall, down to where the pointed rocks grinned like teeth. But was it an accident - or murder? Six members of the close-knit Galloway artists' colony do not regret Campbell's death. Five of them are red herrings. 'She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.' Minette Walters

Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton and nine other writers from the legendary Detection Club collaborate in this fiendishly clever but forgotten crime novel first published 80 years ago.

Over thirty chilling tales of gruesome evil—a man buried alive; a young girl dancing to her death; Jack the Ripper alive and well in modern Chicago and many more haunting terrors! --front flap

Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Peter Wimsey and the delightful working-class sleuth Montague Egg. This sumptuous feast of criminal doings and undoings includes a vintage double identity and a horrid incident of feline assassination that will tease the minds of cat-lovers everywhere. Not to be missed are "The Incredible Elopement of Peter Wimsey" (with a lovely American woman-turned-zombie) and eight more puzzlers penned in inimitable style by the mistress of murder. Includes: The image in the mirror -- The incredible elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey -- The queen's square -- The necklace of pearls -- The poisoned dow '08 -- Sleuths on the scent -- Murder in the morning -- One too many -- Murder at Pentecost -- Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz -- The man who knew how -- The fountain plays.

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.

A stark naked body lies in a bathtub, an unusual scene for murder, especially with gold pince-nez placed deliberately before the sightless eyes and a face that appears to have been shaved post-mortem. The police suspect the victim is a prominent financier, but amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey knows otherwise. In his first murder case, he unravels the mystery surrounding the corpse. In another case, advertising executive Victor Dean dies from a fall at Pym's Publicity. Before his death, Dean had begun a letter to Mr. Pym, hinting at unethical practices within the agency. Wimsey goes undercover to uncover the truth, revealing Dean's connections to a fast-paced lifestyle filled with partying and drugs. Alongside Chief-Inspector Parker, he races against time to expose who is orchestrating London's cocaine trade before his cover is compromised. Meanwhile, Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, the "Gaudy," where she encounters a series of bizarre pranks, including scrawled obscenities and poison-pen letters threatening murder. Despite their ghastly content, the notes are eloquently written. Harriet finds herself caught in a web of romance and terror, armed with only a few clues to aid her and Lord Peter Wimsey in solving the mystery.

Český výbor z detektivních povídek autorky zahrnuje její nejlepší příběhy s lordem Petrem Wimseym a jeho komorníkem Bunterem, s Montague Eggem a nakonec i příběhy bez detektiva ...

Vražda žádá metodu, Nepříjemnost v klubu Bellona, Podivné námluvy lorda Petra, Experimenty slečny Sayersové.

Povídky A. Christieové, M. Allinghamové a D. L. Sayersové. Výbor sestavili F. Jungwirth a V. Procházka. Povídky: Záhada španělské truhly – Agatha Christie Slavičí hnízdo – Agatha Christie Duše krupiérova – Agatha Christie Čtyři podezřelí – Agatha Christie Společnice – Agatha Christie Utopená – Agatha Christie Bylina smrti – Agatha Christie Zakrýt si oči – Margery Allingham Ohavná historka o muži s měděnými prsty – Dorothy Leigh Sayers Cynická aféra hazardního hráče – Dorothy Leigh Sayers Učené dobrodružství s dračí hlavou – Dorothy Leigh Sayers Nerozřešená záhada s mužem bez tváře – Dorothy Leigh Sayers Senzační dobrodružství v jeskyni Ali Babově – Dorothy Leigh Sayers

In dieser reizvollen Sammlung von Wimsey-Abenteuern zeigt Dorothy L. Sayers eine grausame, groteske, aber absolut fesselnde Seite, die in Lord Peters längeren Abenteuern selten zu sehen ist. Lord Peter betrachtet die Leiche auf 12 verlockende und bizarre Arten in dieser herausragenden Sammlung. Er beschäftigt sich mit Wundern wie dem Mann mit den Kupferfingern, dem verschwundenen Testament von Onkel Meleager, der Katze im Sack, den schleichenden Schritten, dem gestohlenen Magen, dem Mann ohne Gesicht... und mit Hinweisen wie Zyankali, Juwelen, einem Brathähnchen und einem klassischen Kreuzworträtsel.

Enthält die vier Kurzgeschichten:Das PerlenhalsbandDie geheimnisvolle EntführungDie abscheuliche Historie vom Mann mit den KupferfingernDie phantastische Schauergeschichte von der Katze im Sack

Drie detectiveromans rond amateurdetective Lord Peter Wimsey.

Svojrázny anglický lord Peter Wimsey sa radí k najslávnejším knižným detektívom, akými sú Hercule Poirot či komisár Jules Maigret. Mŕtvoly sú jeho parketa a riešenie kriminálnych deliktov jeho koníčkom. Tento nedbalý, mierne výstredný a vždy korektný džentlmen je vždy tam, kde sa deje krivda – a s dôvtipom, humorom a nenapodobiteľným šarmom triumfuje nad zlom. V sérii štyroch poviedok objasňuje záhadný prípad s dvojníkom zo štvrtej dimenzie, zabraňuje krádeži šperkov, vyrieši vraždu kráľovnej a zorganizuje únos v Pyrenejách. Túto knihu nepustíte z rúk, až kým ju nedočítate úplne do konca.Vo výbere sa nachádzajú štyri poviedky zo zbierky Hangman's Holiday.

Otto Bayer (1937-2018) übersetzte zahlreiche Autoren und Autorinnen, u. a. Patricia Highsmith und Agatha Christie. Für seine Neuübersetzung der kompletten Werke von Dorothy L. Sayers wurde er mit dem Literaturpreis der Stadt Stuttgart geehrt, damit war er der erste Übersetzer der auf dem Gebiet der Unterhaltungsliteratur einen Preis erhielt. Dorothy L. Sayers, 1893 - 1957, legte als eine der ersten Frauen an der Universität ihres Geburtsortes Oxford ihr Examen ab. Mit ihren mehr als zwanzig Detektivromanen schrieb sie Literaturgeschichte, und sie gehört neben Agatha Christie und P. D. James zur Trias der großen englischen «Ladies of Crime». Schon in ihrem 1923 erschienenen Erstling «Ein Toter zu wenig» führte sie die Figur des eleganten, finanziell unabhängigen Lord Peter Wimsey ein, der aus moralischen Motiven Verbrechen aufklärt. Dieser äußerst scharfsinnige Amateurdetektiv avancierte zu einem der populärsten Krimihelden des Jahrhunderts.

In veel misdaadverhalen speelt de vrouw een belangrijke rol, maar er zijn uiteraard ook talloze vrouwen die als auteur van misdaadverhalen een bijdrage geleverd hebben aan deze rijke traditie, met name in de achterliggende eeuw. In dit boek presenteert Elizabeth George, de meest toonaangevende vrouwelijke misdaadauteur van dit moment, haar keuze uit de beste verhalen van die vrouwen. Haar overzicht begint in Groot-Brittannië en het Gemenebest, waar de periode van 1920 tot en met de jaren vijftig 'the Golden Age of Mystery' genoemd wordt.

This classic crime novel by six different authors is introduced by Martin Edwards, archivist of the Detection Club, and includes a never-before- published Preface by Agatha Christie, `Detective Writers in England', in which she discusses her approach to writing and her fellow writers in the Detection Club.

Crime On the Coast bringt Mord und Intrigen in einen lebhaften Badeort in diesem klassischen Kriminalroman mit einer seltsamen Wendung, einem irrtümlichen Opfer und einer schwer fassbaren Heldin.

Kriminalerzählungen englischer und amerikanischer Autorinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts (Sayers, Armstrong, Rendell u.a.).

In einer Stadt, in der das bevorzugte Werkzeug normalerweise ein gezielt platzierter Gerücht ist, ist die Erstickung des Außenministers Lansard Blaine im Lincoln-Schlafzimmer ein grausamer erster Fall. Der Rechtsberater des Weißen Hauses, Ron Fairbanks, wird beauftragt, zu ermitteln. Es gibt hartnäckige Gerüchte, dass der Minister ein versierter Frauenheld mit Verbindungen zu einer glamourösen Callgirl war. Es gibt auch besorgniserregende Hinweise auf inoffizielle Verbindungen zu internationalen Geschäftemachern. Im Tod wie im Leben ist Blaine eine Macht, mit der man rechnen muss. Für Fairbanks, der die Tochter des Präsidenten liebt, wird bald klar: Nur wenige hochrangige Insider hatten Zugang zum Lincoln-Schlafzimmer in jener schicksalhaften Nacht. Und einer von ihnen war der Präsident.

Tri kriminálne prípady troch preslávených detektívov v knihe zostavenej z diel troch autorov: D. L. Sayersová: Nepríjemnosť v Bellona klube, Raymond Chandler: Veľký spánok, Georges Simenon: Maigret a stará dáma. Doslov: Kornel Földvári V tomto súbore prvé vydanie.