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Lord Peter views the body

by Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957)

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  • 19 chapters
  • Reading level: 6th grade

"Lord Peter Views the Body" by Dorothy L. Sayers is a short story collection published in 1928. This first collection features twelve tales of Lord Peter Wimsey solving bizarre mysteries, from a sculptor who electroplates his victims to a master thief disguised as a lady's maid. Each story presents Wimsey with unusual crimes involving hidden wills, dismembered corpses, and stolen jewels. Through clever deduction and attention to detail, the aristocratic detective unravels each puzzling case with his characteristic wit and ingenuity.

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  • Private investigators · England
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character), 1890-

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Lord Peter Views the Body

First published November 1928
Second impression December 1928
Third impression (first cheap edition) October 1929
Fourth impression February 1930
Fifth impression April 1933
Sixth impression November 1933
Seventh impression September 1934
Eighth impression September 1935
Ninth impression January 1936
Tenth impression September 1936
Eleventh impression July 1937
Twelfth impression August 1938
Thirteenth impression (two shilling edition) July 1939
Fourteenth impression March 1940
Fifteenth impression November 1940
Sixteenth impression July 1941
Seventeenth impression (reset) January 1948
Eighteenth impression April 1949

PRINTED AND BOUND IN GREAT BRITAIN BY
WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES

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Contents

  1. Lord Peter Views the Body
  2. The Stories
  3. The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers
  4. The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question
  5. The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will
  6. Positively the Last Will and Testament of Meleager Finch
  7. The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag
  8. The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker
  9. The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention
  10. Fear Justice
  11. The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran
  12. The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste
  13. The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head
  14. The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach
  15. The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face
  16. Police Clues
  17. The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba
  18. Notes to the Solution
  19. XI.5. Scent

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This free edition of Lord Peter views the body by Dorothy L. Sayers comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #73295, released 2024-03-30. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery, British Literature.

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