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Discover Dorothy L. Sayers' inimitable Golden Age detective in this newly published collection of the complete Lord Peter Wimsey stories. Presented in chronological order, these short stories see Lord Peter...

Dorothy L Sayers' amateur sleuth returns in this collection of three stories, featuring a brand new introduction. A must-read for fans of the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey, as well Agatha...

Author: Dorothy L. SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1940Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis publication presents a thoughtful essay composed during a period of global conflict. The...

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...

Author: Dorothy L. SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Torn dj.This collection presents posthumous essays by Dorothy L. Sayers. The essays delve into...

When his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how...

A true detective story from the age of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers- the literary crime that fooled the world - and the daring young booksellers who uncovered it...

Author: Francesca Wade Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 'Outstanding. I'll be recommending this all year.' - Sarah Bakewell 'A beautiful and deeply moving book.' - Sally Rooney 'I like...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA bold and incisive work of literary and philosophical criticism, The Emperor's Clothes mounts a rigorous intellectual assault...

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...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Lay down all hope, you that go in by me . . . Through the gates of Hell, past whirling hurricanes,...

The holiday season is here, and for most of us, our minds are on carefree days in the sunshine. But for every trip to the seaside or sultry afternoon on...

Lord Peter Wimsey bent down over General Fentiman and drew the Morning Post gently away from the gnarled old hands. Then, with a quick jerk, he lifted the quiet figure....

'No sign of foul play,' says Dr Carr after the post-mortem on Agatha Dawson. The case is closed. But Lord Peter Wimsey is not satisfied . . . With no...

'So great ... it's criminal' SAGA'With Cecily Gayford in charge, we are on safe ground' DAILY MAILFrom beneath the beach umbrella, all might seem idyllic - children playing, sunbathers relaxing,...

Lord Peter Wimsey bent down over General Fentiman and drew the Morning Post gently away from the gnarled old hands. Then, with a quick jerk, he lifted the quiet figure....

For the first year of his solitary confinement in Beirut, Terry Waite was given nothing to read. During those days, not only did he write his autobiography in his head,...

Author: C. E. SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: [Melbourne], The Shire of Donald, 1963Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsPublished as part of the Centenary celebrations of the Shire...

Author: Deborah FitzGerald Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 The official biography of Australian poet and writer Dorothea Mackellar, author of the celebrated poem 'My Country.' 'I love a sunburnt...

The previously uncollected occasional prose of a great English writer -- full of wit, feeling and illumination WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HERMIONE LEE 'Twice in your life you know that...

THE COPPER BEECHES - ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE QUESTION - STANLEY ELLIN SMOKE - WILLIAM FAULKNER THE PHANTOM MOTOR - JACQUES FUTRELLE COUNTERPLOT - MICHAEL GILBERT THE CASE FOR THE...

The tantalizing prequel to the detective novels of the late R. D. Wingfield featuring Detective Jack Frost--in the vein of Jill Paton Walsh's reinvention of the works of Dorothy L....

Dante's descent into the Underworld to find his lost love. Guided by the poet Virgil, Dante plunges to the very depths of Hell and embarks on his arduous journey towards...

'The most moving lines literature has achieved' Jorge Luis Borges Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, Purgatory relates his ascent, accompanied by Virgil, of the Mount of Purgatory - a...

'The most moving lines literature has achieved' Jorge Luis Borges In Paradise, having plunged to the uttermost depths of Hell and climbed the Mount of Purgatory, Dante ascends to Heaven,...

'This is devastatingly good' Heat From the bestselling author of Tell Me Your Secret and The Brighton Mermaid comes the breath-taking sequel to the iconic Sunday Times bestseller The Ice...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA vivid and deeply personal memoir, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes chronicles Australian author Mandy Sayer's unconventional childhood growing up with...

'A little bit Margery Allingham with hints of Mitford, definite tones of Eva Ibbotson and as delightful as I Capture the Castle , D is for Death is an instant...

A powerful period crime novel based on a true story, by the author of Curtain Call and Our Friends in Berlin The Wallace Murder was a national cause celebre of...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA glove discarded at the scene of a crime becomes the sinister thread that unravels an entire community's darkest secrets...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded; no tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact and solid. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A classic British mystery, Slippery Ann is...

Cook yourself healthy with Cook. Nourish. Glow., the eagerly anticipated companion to bestselling Eat. Nourish. Glow. Following the phenomenal success of her first book, Eat. Nourish. Glow., Amelia is back...

Under the Olive Tree is a story of family life and food in Lugano, an elegant city clinging to the edges of a Swiss lake near the northern Italian border,...