Lord Peter Views the Body, Dorothy L. Sayers
Lord Peter Views the Body, Dorothy L. Sayers
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Lord Peter Views the Body

Author: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrator: Simon Hester

Unabridged: 11 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/17/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis


"Lord Peter Views the Body," first published in 1928, stands as a brilliant testament to Dorothy L. Sayers' mastery of the detective genre. This collection of short stories offers readers an intimate glimpse into the world of Lord Peter Wimsey, one of the most beloved detectives in literary history. With his characteristic charm, incisive wit, and an unerring sense of justice, Lord Peter navigates a series of perplexing cases, each showcasing Sayers' exceptional storytelling prowess.

About Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers was born at Oxford on June 13, 1893, the only child of the Reverend Henry Sayers, the headmaster of Christ Church Cathedral School. She was brought up at Bluntisham Rectory, Cambridgeshire, and went to the Godolphin School, Salisbury, where she won a scholarship to Somerville College, Oxford. In 1915, she graduated with first class honors in modern languages. Disliking the routine and seclusion of academic life, she joined Blackwell's, the Oxford publishers, and from 1922 to 1931 served as copywriter at the London advertising firm of Bensons.

In 1923, Dorothy published her first novel, Whose Body? which introduced Lord Peter Wimsey, the hero of fourteen novels and short story collections. She also wrote four other novels in collaboration and two serial stories for broadcasting. Writing full-time, she became Britain's premier crime writer and, in due course, president of the Detection Club. Her work, carefully researched and widely varied, included poetry, the editing of collections, and the translating of the Tristan of Thomas from medieval French.

Dorothy married Arthur Fleming in 1926. In 1928, her father died, and she bought a cottage at Witham, Essex, to accommodate her mother. On the latter's death a year later, Dorothy moved in herself and bought the house next door, turning the two houses into one. There she worked until her death in 1957.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jaline on November 02, 2017

Although titled as the 4th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, this book is also a standalone. It contains 10 short stories and two small novellas. While I am not a big fan of short stories (always wanting a longer read and more in-depth exploration of a storyline), I found these to be engaging. I......more

Goodreads review by John on January 08, 2025

A dozen entertaining stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. My favorite was ‘The Man with no face’. It is not often a murderer escapes punishment in the Golden Age of stories. The Stolen Stomach was intriguing and I wondered if anatomically possible. The man with copper fingers was very Frankenstein a......more

Goodreads review by Suzannah Rowntree on May 31, 2019

A collection of short Wimsey stories and novelettes. Since all of them are Dorothy Sayers, all of them are of course good, but all of them felt more or less lighter and fluffier than the full-length novels. Sometimes when I'm reading Sayers, she becomes unexpectedly romantic and melodramatic, and I......more

Goodreads review by Mara on June 27, 2021

A pretty uneven collection, with definite highs and lows. I think Sayers' approach to story telling in her short stories very much telling rather than showing, which works better for some of the stories better than others. I also was not so much into the more political thriller-y ones in this collec......more

Goodreads review by Bill on October 05, 2020

This book contains 12 mysteries featuring Dorothy Sayers' famous sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey and each was unique in its own right and all were interesting and entertaining. I've grown to like Lord Peter very much as I've begun to explore this series. Short stories can be so hit or miss. It all depends......more

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