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Striding Folly by Dorothy L. Sayers
Dec. 20th, 2017 11:13 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Lord Peter Wimsey’s last three baffling cases all demonstrate his unique detection skills at their most spectacular.
The enigma 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.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
This collection of the last three Wimsey short stories written by Dorothy L Sayers together with an introduction by Elizabeth George and a fabulous, informative and insightful essay on the relationship between Sayers and her creation by Janet Hitchman is a must for Wimsey completists (and especially the Wimsey/Vane shippers) but the casual racism, anti-semitism and defence of corporal punishment is very much of its time and did affect my enjoyment.
The enigma 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.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
This collection of the last three Wimsey short stories written by Dorothy L Sayers together with an introduction by Elizabeth George and a fabulous, informative and insightful essay on the relationship between Sayers and her creation by Janet Hitchman is a must for Wimsey completists (and especially the Wimsey/Vane shippers) but the casual racism, anti-semitism and defence of corporal punishment is very much of its time and did affect my enjoyment.
