Lord Peter

Lord Peter is a collection of short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. First published in 1972 (ISBN 0-380-01694-X), it includes all the short stories about Lord Peter written by Dorothy L. Sayers, most of which were published elsewhere soon after they were written, and some related writings.

Contents

  • Introduction, by James Sandoe
  • "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers"
  • "The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question"
  • "The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will"
  • "The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag"
  • "The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker"
  • "The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention"
  • "The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran"
  • "The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste"
  • "The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head"
  • "The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach"
  • "The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face"
  • "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba"
  • "The Image in the Mirror"
  • "The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey"
  • "The Queen's Square"
  • "The Necklace of Pearls"
  • "In the Teeth of the Evidence"
  • "Absolutely Elsewhere"
  • "Striding Folly"
  • "The Haunted Policeman"
  • "Talboys"
  • Coda: "Sayers, Lord Peter and God", by Carolyn Heilbrun
*Codetta: "Greedy Night, A Parody", by E. C. Bentley

 

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