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She is beloved worldwide for her crime writing. But what did she like to read? Resources and articles mentioned in this episode: — Jamie Bernthal on Arthur Conan Doyle — Moira Redmond on Elizabeth Daly — Martin Edwards on My Brother's Killer — Gray Robert Brown on Muriel Spark Books mentioned in this episode: — Agatha Christie An Autobiography by Agatha Christie — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie — The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle — The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie — Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers — Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers — Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey — Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie — Unexpected Night by Elizabeth Daly — The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes — The Clocks by Elizabeth Daly — The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux — My Brother's Killer by D.M. Devine — The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré — The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie — Endless Night by Agatha Christie — Stamboul Train by Graham Greene — The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark — The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark — A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie — The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie — The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen — Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen — The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/agathachristiestasteincrimefictiontranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moira Redmond joins Caroline to consider a surprising medical mystery from 1931. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 19:39. After that, expect full spoilers. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be Raffles by E.W. Hornung. Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Reviews for The Missing Moneylender: — Martin Edwards — Beneath the Stains of Time — Vintage Pop Fictions Books mentioned in this episode: — The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes — Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley — The Ray of Doom by W. Stanley Sykes — The Harness of Death by W. Stanley Sykes — Essays on the First Hundred Years of Anaesthesia by W. Stanley Sykes — "The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey" by Dorothy L. Sayers — A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie — "Before Insulin" by J.J. Connington — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace — The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas — Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers — Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey — Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie — Raffles by E.W. Hornung Past Shedunnit Green Penguin episodes: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1) — The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2) — The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3) — Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4) — The Poisoned Chocolates Case (Green Penguin Book Club 5) — The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Green Penguin Book Club 6) NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/themissingmoneylendertranscript Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's always more to say about detective fiction. Books mentioned in this episode: — The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie — The Secret Place by Tana French — The Crozier Pharaohs by Gladys Mitchell — Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie — The Examiner by Janice Hallett — The Appeal by Janice Hallett — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace — Three-A-Penny by Lucy Beatrice Malleson — Portrait of a Murderer by Portrait of a Murderer — Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers — The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie — The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie — The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett — Murder's A Swine by Nap Lombard — The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin — The Organ Speaks by E.C.R. Lorac — Death in Dwelly Lane by Frank Vigor Morley — Agatha Christie: Mistress of Mystery by Gordon C. Ramsey — "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle — His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle — A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle — Hard Liver by Anthony Weymouth — “Death Sits in the Dentist's Chair” by Cornell Woolrich, collected in Darkness at Dawn: Early Suspense Classics — Mr Fortune, Please by H.C. Bailey — Black Land, White Land by H.C. Bailey Shedunnit episodes mentioned in this episode: — Whodunnit Centenary: 1924 — A Reading Life — Lucy, Anthony, and Anne — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1) — The Murder on the Links (Green Penguin Book Club 2) — The Thin Man (Green Penguin Book Club 3) — Instrument of Death — Edmund Crispin's Inside Jokes — Death at the Speakeasy — In The Dentist's Chair — Mr Fortune, Please (Green Penguin Book Club 4) — Mysterious Knitting Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/notesandqueriestranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com: voicesoftoday.net/bellona The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club By Dorothy L. Sayers Narrated by Graham Scott As veterans of many wars mingle in the funereal halls of the Bellona Club on Armistice Day, old General Fentiman is found dead in his accustomed chair beside the fire. On the same day, the General's sister, Lady Dormer, also dies, leaving a curious will in which her vast fortune passed to the General if he is still living at the time of her death; or else to her ward, Ann Dorland. Lord Peter Wimsey is tasked with unraveling the pretty little problem of who died first - the General, or his sister?

Welke boeken neem je mee op vakantie? Beatrice de Graaf en Reiny de Fijter, fervente lezers van De Boekenclub, bespreken hun strategieën en delen hun zomerse boekenlijst.Beatrice de Graaf. ‘Andere mensen breken met sleur door in de vakantie te gaan raften of abseilen, ik doe dat door te lezen en me zo te verplaatsen in de spannende levens van historische helden, intrigerende personages of terroristen. De vakantie kiert al door op het moment dat ik me afvraag: wie wil ik déze zomer zijn?'Van zo'n zomerselectie boeken hangt dus wel wat af? Dat klinkt gevaarlijk, vindt Reiny de Fijter: ‘Je moet je er wél op verheugen, het moet geen last worden. Ik hoorde van iemand die De Stad Gods van Augustinus, 1300 pagina's, uit wilde hebben in zijn vakantie. De zomer werd een ramp. Het is de kunst om een goede mix te creëren van verschillende soorten boeken'. De Graaf en de Fijter hebben die kunst geperfectioneerd door allebei een eigen strategie te ontwikkelen. Hun lijstjes delen ze al jaren met elkaar. Dat is ook de lol van zoiets, volgens De Fijter: ‘Het proces van samenstellen van je zomerstapeltje zorgt al voor plezier'. Boekenlijst ReinyAnya Niewierra, De nomadeRobin van den Maagdenberg, Niemand wilde hier zijnVincent van Gogh, Een leven in brievenJonathan Haidt, Generatie angststoornisDorothy Sayers, Lijk in zichtC.S. Lewis, HerbetoveringJames Salter, LichtjarenHaruki Murakami, De stad en zijn onvaste murenBoekenlijstje BeatriceTim Clayton, This Dark Business. The secret war against NapoleonAntonia Fraser, Lady Caroline Lamp. A free spiritNick van Sas, De wentelende eeuw, De geschiedenis van Nederland, 1795-1914Klaus Vieweg, Hegel. Der philosoph der freiheitDonald Haks, Tussen verlichting en revolutie. Anton Reinhard Falck 1777-1843Maurizio Isabella, Southern Europe in the Age of RevolutionDorothy L. Sayers, The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club. A Lord Peter Wimsey misteryP. D. James, An unsuitable job for a womanBen Aaronovitch, Amongst our weaponsHans-Ulrich Lüdemann, Das letzte KabinettstückPierre Lemaitre, Robe de marie Didier Eribon, Returning to ReimsJosephine W. Johnson, Now in novemberMarilynne Robinson, The givenness of thingsMarin Aurell, Dix Idées reçues sur le moyen age Sake Stoppels, Jan Martijn Abrahamse en Jan Marten Praamsma, Zoeken naar de dingen die boven zijn. Heil in seculiere tijd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's something sinister in the stacks. Thanks to my guest Harriet Evans, aka Harriet F. Townson, who is the author of D is for Death. My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass. Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join Mentioned in this episode: — The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie — The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green — A Case of Books by Bruce Graeme — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers — Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers — Operation Pax by Michael Innes — The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson — "The Library of Babel" by Jorge Luis Borges — The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco — Katie's Terror by David Fisher — The Jacqueline Kirkby series by Elizabeth Peters — Open and Closed by Mat Coward — The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill — D is for Death by Harriet F. Townson — Letters from Menabilly: Portrait of a Friendship by Oriel Malet NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/murderinthelibrarytranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Curran joins Caroline to read Christie's third novel, her first (sort of?) to appear as a green penguin. My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is out now. To find out more and get your copy, visit my website carolinecrampton.com/abodymadeofglass. Join the Shedunnit Book Club for two extra Shedunnit episodes a month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. No major plot spoilers until you hear Caroline say we are "entering the spoiler zone", at 25:52. After that, expect full spoilers. Mentioned in this episode: — Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie — Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks by John Curran — Murder in the Making by John Curran — The Big Four by Agatha Christie — Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie — The Clocks by Agatha Christie — Third Girl by Agatha Christie — Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie — Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie — An Autobiography by Agatha Christie — Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie — Peril at End House by Agatha Christie — And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie — Crooked House by Agatha Christie — Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie — The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie — Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie — The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie — The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux — The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green — Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie — Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie — Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie — The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie — Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie — Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie — "How Does Your Garden Grow?" by Agatha Christie, collected in Poirot's Early Cases — "The Cornish Mystery" by Agatha Christie, collected in The Under Dog and Other Stories — The Hollow by Agatha Christie — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers — The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett — A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton Related Shedunnit episodes: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Green Penguin Book Club 1) — Death Under Par — Agatha the Adventuress NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/themurderonthelinkstranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helen Zaltzman is the guest for this dissection of the first green penguin. Until 26:43, the discussion is free of major spoilers. At that point, as you will hear us say, we enter the spoiler zone and you can expect spoilers until the end. Helen's podcast The Allusionist is available wherever you are listening to this or at theallusionist.org My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com. Mentioned in this episode: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers — Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers — Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers — Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers Related Shedunnit Episodes: — Death at the Club — A Mysterious Glossary — The Advertising Adventures of Dorothy L. Sayers NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/theunpleasantnessatthebellonaclubtranscript/ Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One visit to Agatha Christie changed everything. Thank you to my guest, Jules Burt, for sharing his book-collecting experiences and knowledge with us. You can learn more about his collection on his YouTube channel, Jules Burt Collections and Unboxings at youtube.com/@JulesBurt. My new book, A Body Made of Glass: A History of Hypochondria, is published in April. To find out more and register for the exclusive pre-order bonus material, visit my website carolinecrampton.com. Mentioned in this episode: — The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie — Ulysses by James Joyce — Ariel by André Maurois — Death on the Borough Council by Josephine Bell — Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell — Taken on Trust by Terry Waite — Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers — Allen Lane: King Penguin by J.E. Morpurgo — Penguin Special: Life and Times of Allen Lane by Jeremy Lewis — Mushroom Jungle: A History of Postwar Paperback Publishing by Stephen Holland — The Penguin Story by W.E. Williams — ‘A Paperback Guide to Progress: Penguin Books 1935– c .1951' by Nicholas Joicey in Twentieth Century British History, 1993 Shedunnit Episodes Mentioned: — The Nobodies NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/thegreenpenguintranscript/ Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Literary Life today, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas recap their reading from the past year. They first share some general thoughts on their year of reading and what sorts of books they completed. Other questions they discuss are on what books surprised them, what “low brow” books they read, and more! Come back next week for a preview of all the books we will be covering in the podcast in 2024. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for an important announcement! Cindy is currewntly offering at 20% OFF discount throughout the holidays. Use coupon code “advent2023” on MorningTimeforMoms.com/shop until January 2024. The House of Humane Letters is currently having their Christmas sale until December 31, 2023. Everything pre-recorded is now 20% OFF, so hop on over and get the classes at their best prices now. You can now also sign up for Atlee Northmore's webinar “A Medieval Romance in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: How to Read Star Wars.” If you missed it, go back to last month's episode to get all the information about our 2024 Reading Challenge, Book of Centuries. Commonplace Quotes: Life was a hiding place that played me false. Lascelles Abercrombie, from “Epitaph” But if man's attention is repaid so handsomely, his inattention costs him dearly. Every time he diagrams something instead of looking at it, every time he regards not what a thing is but what it can be made to mean to him, every time he substitutes a conceit for a fact, he gets grease all over the kitchen of the world. Reality slips away from him, and he is left with nothing but the oldest monstrosity in the world–an idol. Robert Farrar Capon, from The Supper of the Lamb Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. There is a certain kind of person who is so dominated by the desire to be loved for himself alone that he has constantly to test those around him by tiresome behavior; what he says and does must be admired, not because it is intrinsically admirable, but because it is his remark, his act. Does not this explain a good deal of avant-garde art? W. H. Auden, from The Dyer's Hand On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again by John Keats O golden-tongued Romance with serene lute! Fair pluméd Syren! Queen of far away! Leave melodizing on this wintry day, Shut up thine olden pages, and be mute: Adieu! for once again the fierce dispute, Betwixt damnation and impassion'd clay Must I burn through; once more humbly assay The bitter-sweet of this Shakespearian fruit. Chief Poet! and ye clouds of Albion, Begetters of our deep eternal theme, When through the old oak forest I am gone, Let me not wander in a barren dream, But when I am consumed in the fire, Give me new Phoenix wings to fly at my desire. Books Mentioned: English Literature in the 16th Century by C. S. Lewis The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers The Trumpet Major by Thomas Hardy The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott Anne of Geierstein by Sir Walter Scott The Victorian Cycle by Esme Wingfield-Stratford The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon In the South Seas by Robert Louis Stevenson The History of Tom Jones, Foundling by Henry Fielding The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great by Henry Fielding The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith The Clergyman's Daughter by George Orwell Coming Up for Air by George Orwell The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell Our Island Story by H. E Marshall English Literature for Boys and Girls by H. E. Marshall 1066 and All That by Sellar and Yeatman Dave Berry Slept Here by Dave Berry The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P. D. James Lady Susan by Jane Austen The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley The Color Purple by Alice Walker World Enough and Time by Christian McEwen An Anthology of Invective and Verbal Abuse edited by Hugh Kingsmill Encyclopedia Brown books by Donald J. Sobol The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis The Woman in Me by Brittany Spears Sackett Series by Louis L'Amour The Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L'Amour Madly, Deeply by Alan Rickman Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar Spare by Prince Harry (not recommended) Sir John Fielding Series by Bruce Alexander Literary Life Commonplace Books Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe Support The Literary Life: Become a patron of The Literary Life podcast as part of the “Friends and Fellows Community” on Patreon, and get some amazing bonus content! Thanks for your support! Connect with Us: You can find Angelina and Thomas at HouseofHumaneLetters.com, on Instagram @angelinastanford, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Find Cindy at morningtimeformoms.com, on Instagram @cindyordoamoris and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CindyRollinsWriter. Check out Cindy's own Patreon page also! Follow The Literary Life on Instagram, and jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let's get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB

A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The 2023 Shedunnit Pledge Drive is underway! Help ensure the future of the podcast and get your hands on some exclusive audio perks by becoming a Shedunnit member now at shedunnitshow.com/pledgedrive. Spoilers: there will be minor details shared for all the novels and stories listed below, and major spoilers towards the end for The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace. The latter will be flagged just before I get to it, so you can safely listen to the rest of the episode and just skip that part when I tell you. Mentioned in this episode: — A Master of Mysteries by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins — An Honourable Miss by L.T. Meade — A World of Girls by L.T. Meade — Stories from the Diary of a Doctor by L.T. Meade and Clifford Halifax — The Experiences of the Oracle of Maddox Street by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — The Sorceress of the Strand by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — The Face in the Dark by L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace — Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror edited by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh and Henry Jellett — "The Tea Leaf" by Edgar Jepson and Robert Eustace — The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers and Robert Eustace — Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers — Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers — Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers Additional sources consulted: — “The Mystery of Robert Eustace” by Joe Christopher, The Armchair Detective Quarterly volume 13, issue 4, Fall 1980 — Rivaling Conan Doyle: L. T. Meade's Medical Mysteries, New Woman Criminals, and Literary Celebrity at the Victorian Fin de Siècle by Janis Dawson, English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920, Volume 58, Number 1, 2015 — Dorothy L Sayers, Nine Literary Studies by Trevor H. Hall — Dorothy L. Sayers: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Eric Sandberg — “Nature Is Lopsided”: Muscarine as Scientific and Literary Fascinosum in Dorothy L. Sayers' The Documents in the Case by Bettina Wahrig in Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema: Precarious Identities, 2017 Related Shedunnit episodes: — Edith Thompson — The Dispenser — Dorothy's Secret NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/whowasroberteustacetranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Private members' clubs are surprisingly popular with corpses. The 2023 Shedunnit Pledge Drive is underway! Help ensure the future of the podcast and get your hands on some exclusive audio perks by becoming a Shedunnit member now at shedunnitshow.com/pledgedrive. Mentioned in this episode: — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers — Death at the Club by Miles Burton — "The Angel in the House" by Coventry Patmore, collected in The Angel in the House — Maurice by E. M. Forster — Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton — “The Case of the Old Man in the Window” by Margery Allingham, collected in Mr. Campion and Others — Keep It Quiet by Richard Hull Related Shedunnit episodes: — The Mutual Admiration Society — Back to School — The Detection Club NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. Become a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/membership. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/deathattheclubtranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She created Lord Peter Wimsey — and also some excellent slogans about mustard. Mentioned in this episode: — The Mutual Admiration Society by Mo Moulton — Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life And Soul by Barbara Reynolds — Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life by David Coomes — Dorothy L. Sayers: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction by Eric Sandberg — Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography by James Brabazon — Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers — Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers — "The Psychology of Advertising" by Dorothy L. Sayers in the Spectator — Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/shedunnit. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/theadvertisingadventuresofdorothylsayerstranscript Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Invert everything you know about murder mysteries. The Shedunnit Pledge Drive now has a stretch goal, and we've almost hit it! If we get to 175 new members of the Shedunnit Book Club by the end of 2022, I'll do a livestreamed episode of Shedunnit accessible to all listeners. If you feel able to offer some support, please visit shedunnitshow.com/pledgedrive. Mentioned in this episode: — "The Case of Oscar Brodski” by R. Austin Freeman — The Mystery of 31, New Inn by R. Austin Freeman — The Red Thumb Mark by R. Austin Freeman — John Thorndyke's Cases by R. Austin Freeman — "A Wastrel's Romance” by R. Austin Freeman — “The Art of the Detective Story” by R. Austin Freeman — The Adventures of Romney Pringle by Clifford Ashdown (aka R. Austin Freeman and John Pitcairn) — Inspecting Psychology by David Cohen — History of the Psychoanalytic Movement by Sigmund Freud — The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers — Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie — The “Florence Maybrick I” and “Florence Maybrick II” episodes of Shedunnit — The Wychford Poisoning Case by Anthony Berkeley — The Psychology of Anthony Berkeley episode of Shedunnit — Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles — The Case of the April Fools by Christopher Bush — The 12.30 from Croydon by Freeman Wills Crofts — Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/howdunnittranscript Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details.

On the afternoon of 10 November, ninety-year-old General Fentiman is called to the deathbed of his estranged sister, Lady Dormer, and learns that under the terms of her will he stands to inherit most of her substantial fortune – money sorely needed by his grandsons Robert and George Fentiman. However, should the General die first, nearly everything will go to Lady Dormer's companion, Ann Dorland. Lady Dormer dies the next morning, Armistice Day, and that afternoon the General is found dead in his armchair at the Bellona Club. Dr Penberthy, a club member and the General's personal physician, certifies death by natural causes but is unable to state the exact time of death. As the estate would amply provide for all three claimants, and as it is unknown whether the General or his sister died first, the Fentiman brothers suggest a negotiated settlement with Ann Dorland, but she surprisingly and vehemently refuses. Wimsey is asked to investigate. ..... read more .... The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Wikipedia

Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the puzzling death of rich, retired General Fentiman who's found dead in an armchair at his gentleman's club. Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth. British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club was first published in 1928. Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War. Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975. Adapted in six episodes by Chris Miller. CAST Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael Bunter …. Peter Jones George Fentiman …. Martin Jarvis Mr Murbles …. John Gabriel Dr Penberthy …. Christopher Emmett Culyer …. Blain Fairman Challoner …. John Dunbar Colonel Marchbanks …. Wilfrid Carter Robert Fentiman ...... Allan Cuthbertson George Fentiman ...... Martin Jarvis Sheila Fentiman ...... Frances Jeater Inspector Parker ...... Gabriel Woolf Woodward/Collins ...... James Thomason Pritchard/Hinkins ...... Antony Higginson Culyer ...... Blain Fairman Ann Dorland ...... Amanda Reiss Mrs Munns ...... Ysanne Churchman Mr Munns ...... Clifford Norgate. Nellie ...... Judy Bridgland Producer: Simon Brett. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1975. Episodes 1. Armistice Night Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes the death of a rich retired general. 2. The General's Last Evening Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mysterious Mr Oliver - and a pair of tricky wills. 3. Mr Oliver Probing the last hours of the life of General Fentiman, Lord Peter Wimsey seeks out his grandson. 4. Exhumation Lord Peter awaits the medical verdict and discovers more at a party. 5. At Lady Dormer's Knowing the General was poisoned, Lord Peter Wimsey probes Miss Dorland's hobby. 6. Ann Dorland With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to pinpoint the poisoner. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ang189/support

How are embroidery, and the women who do it, portrayed in the years after the First World War? This month Jessica takes us on a tour of post-war embroidery in Tracy Chevalier's A Single Thread and Dorothy Whipple's High Wages. Along the way we discuss surplus women, the varying perceptions of embroidery as skilled work, and the constant reminders of the First World War. References:Tracy Chevalier, A Single Thread (2019) Dorothy Whipple, High Wages (1930) Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (1927) Dorothy L. Sayers, Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1928) Herman Darewski and R.P. Weston, ‘Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers'  (1914). This is Billy Murry's 1915 version) Janet S.K. Watson, Fighting Different Wars: Experience, Memory and the First World War (2004) Alexia Moncrieff,  Expertise, Authority and Control: The Australian Army Medical Corps in the First World War(2020) Ana Carden-Coyne, ‘Butterfly Touch: rehabilitation, nature and the haptic arts in the First World War', Critical Military Studies  6:2 (2020) Lesley Glaister, Blasted Things (2020). See episode 9 of the podcast for our discussion with Lesley Glaister. Armistice & After: Peace Project, Leeds City Museum 10th-18th November 2018:   

Im Bellona Club in London des Jahres 1928 vertreiben sich die Herren der gehobenen, englischen Gesellschaft ihre Zeit. Von Cathrin Brackmann.

Perry and David talk about crime novels again, discussing books by Australian writers Garry Disher and Candice Fox, a classic by Dorothy L. Sayers, and others. Booker Prize Shortlist (02:15) US National Book Award (01:48) Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (08:04) Hirchausen Series by Garry Disher (09:20) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers (10:47) Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers (Free Standard Ebooks Edition) Hades Trilogy by Candice Fox (09:14) We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker (12:11) Nominative Determinism (01:47) Science fictional crime (02:58) Windup (01:55) Photo by Jeremy Bishop from Pexels Note: some links above are to Amazon.com. We receive a small affiliate commission for any purchases you make on Amazon via such links.

Perry and David talk about crime novels again, discussing books by Australian writers Garry Disher and Candice Fox, a classic by Dorothy L. Sayers, and others. Booker Prize Shortlist (02:15) US National Book Award (01:48) Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (08:04) Hirchausen Series by Garry Disher (09:20) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers (10:47) Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers (Free Standard Ebooks Edition) Hades Trilogy by Candice Fox (09:14) We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker (12:11) Nominative Determinism (01:47) Science fictional crime (02:58) Windup (01:55) Click here for more details and indexes Photo by Jeremy Bishop from Pexels Note: some links above are to Amazon.com. We receive a small affiliate commission for any purchases you make on Amazon via such links.

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In which Charis and Sharon wrap up the discussion of THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUB. We finally meet a key suspect and reveal the culprit. We also talk about whether or not art always reflects something about the artist's psyche. And we cover the unequal care given to traumatized members of different economic classes, Peter "starting to see women as people," Parker as sidekick vs. policeman, and why Peter turns certain criminals in to the law and offers others a different ending. We also talk about all our many favorite lines from THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUB! This episode gives away the whodunnit.For shownotes and the episode transcript, please visit our website.

In this second of three episodes on THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUB, Charis and Sharon run through the events of chapters 8 through 16. We continue to explore the similarities between this book and the themes we talked about in our two earlier episodes on UNNATURAL DEATH. We also discuss our glimpse into Parker at work, alternative sidekicks for Peter, and the introduction of Marjorie Phelps. This episode does not give away the whodunnit. For our first episode on THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUB, listen here.For shownotes and the episode transcript, please visit our website.

In which Charis and Sharon dive in to the first third of THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUB, the fourth Lord Peter Wimsey mystery! Join us as we talk about the book's portrayal of generational reactions to World War I, the effect of the war on different temperaments, and unhappy marriages in the wake of the war. We also cover the many similarities between this book and UNNATURAL DEATH, insights into how Peter organizes his cases, and how Chris Evans wears really excellent sweaters in Rian Johnson's KNIVES OUT. This episode covers up through chapter 7 and does not spoil the whodunnit.For shownotes and the episode transcript, please visit our website.

Folks! This third part to our series on English mystery writer and her creation, Lord Peter Wimsey, was hidden away in an obscure corner of my flashdrive until this day. Now you can hear of the last several books, our favorites, and the conclusion of Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane's thrilling love story.   Music: Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E minor Op. 44/2- 3. Andante  Future Mind by Powerbleeder Wimsey novels in chronological order: Whose Body? (1923) Clouds of Witness (1926) Unnatural Death (1927) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1928) Strong Poison (1931)- Xoe's Fav The Five Red Herrings (1931) Have His Carcase (1932) - Rita's favorite Murder Must Advertise (1933) - Rita and Xoe's favorite The Nine Tailors (1934)- Xoe's favorite Gaudy Night (1935) Busman's Honeymoon (1937) Bibliography: Brabazon, James. Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography, 1981. Coomes, David. Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life, 1992. Dale, Alzina Stone. The Story of Dorothy L. Sayers, 1978. Hitchman, Janet. Such a Strange Lady, 1975. Kenney, Catherine McGehee. The Remarkable Case of Dorothy L. Sayers, 1990. (A scholarly look at the themes of social criticism in Sayers' work.) Reynolds, Barbara. Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul, 1993. (The best one in my opinion. It is writen in an open, modern style and contain many more pictures than than the others.) Video: The best series - A Dorothy L Sayers Mystery. BBC, 1987. This cover 3 out 4 of the Wimsey/Vane books - Strong Poison (in which they meet and Peter saves Harriet from the gallows), Have His Carcase (in which Harriet finds a body, which subsequently disappears, and partners with Peter in investigating and solving the murder), Gaudy Night (in which Harriet goes back Oxford for a reunion and runs into a mystery about a vicious vandal; while the plots thickens, so does their romance). Best Wimsey is Edward Petherbridge and best Vane is Harriet Walter, both of whom are in this series. The other series was made by the BBC in 1970. It starred Ian Carmichel as Wimsey. Carmichel looks nothing like Wimsey and, to my mind, does not act like Wimsey either. This series includes: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club The Nine Tailors Murder Must Advertise Five Red Herrings Clouds of Witness There were also a couple films made, both of which Sayers absolutely hated. They are: The Silent Passenger, 1935, British, starring John Loden and Peter Haddon. Busman's Honeymoon (US: The Haunted Honeymoon), starring Robert Montgomery and Constance Cummings, 1940. A short Interview with Edward Patherbridge on playing Lord Peter Wimsey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsMOMbCpBFU Link to an article illustration about Sayer's advertisment for Guiness https://vinepair.com/articles/history-guinness-toucan-ads/

Award-winning author and former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman discusses Crossfire, the new novel in her Noughts and Crosses series, which will also be a BBC TV series starring Stormzy. A family must prove whose parent died first in an extraordinary inheritance battle. That was the situation at the high court this week, which resolved a dispute between two sparring stepsisters. But it is also the plot of Dorothy L Sayer’s much-loved novel The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club. So how did the Mistress of Crime come to predict today’s court battles nearly a century ago? We ask Seona Ford, Chair of the Dorothy L Sayers Society and author, Jill Paton Walsh. Composer Errollyn Wallen’s work stretches back four decades and includes 17 operas, numerous orchestral, choral and chamber works, concertos, as well as award-winning scores for visual media. You might remember her music being featured in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. She was made an MBE for her services to music in 2007 and has also received an Ivor Novello Award. She was the first black woman to have her work performed at the BBC Proms back in 1998 – and this year she has been specially commissioned by them to write a new orchestral work. It’s titled This Frame is Part of the Painting and it will be performed by Elim Chan, Catriona Morison, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on Thursday 15th August. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Malorie Blackman Interviewed Guest: Professor Lisa Avalos Interviewed Guest: Seona Ford Interviewed Guest: Jill Paton Walsh Interviewed Guest: Errollyn Wallen

Today’s Book List: (affiliate links) Gaudy Night, Strong Poison, Clouds of Witness, Unnatural Death, Five Red Herrings, Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, and The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers   Seeking God by Esther de Waal and Kathleen Norris The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis   Essays by Dorothy Sayers: Are Women Human?, The Mind of the Maker,  and Letters to a Diminished Church   Find out more about our sponsor, New College Franklin at https://newcollegefranklin.org/   Connect with us! Find Angelina at  https://angelinastanford.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ANGStanford/ Find Cindy at https://cindyrollins.net and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cindyrollins.net/   Jump into our private Facebook group, The Literary Life Discussion Group, and let’s get the book talk going! http://bit.ly/literarylifeFB   Today’s poem: A Slice of Wedding Cake by Robert Graves   Why have such scores of lovely, gifted girls Married impossible men? Simple self-sacrifice may be ruled out, And missionary endeavour, nine times out of ten.   Repeat 'impossible men': not merely rustic, Foul-tempered or depraved (Dramatic foils chosen to show the world How well women behave, and always have behaved).   Impossible men: idle, illiterate, Self-pitying, dirty, sly, For whose appearance even in City parks Excuses must be made to casual passers-by.   Has God's supply of tolerable husbands Fallen, in fact, so low? Or do I always over-value woman At the expense of man? Do I? It might be so.

Episode 9 "Lord Peter Wimsey Novels" Shownotes Links to Pictures of Dorothy's Crushes and Flames: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cournoshttp://www.writeopinions.com/eric-whelptonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Allen_(conductor) Music: Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E minor Op. 44/2- 3. Andante Wimsey novels in chronological order: Whose Body? (1923)Clouds of Witness (1926)Unnatural Death (1927)The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1928)Strong Poison (1931)- Xoe's FavThe Five Red Herrings (1931)Have His Carcase (1932) - Rita's favoriteMurder Must Advertise (1933) - Rita and Xoe's favoriteThe Nine Tailors (1934)- Xoe's favoriteGaudy Night (1935)Busman's Honeymoon (1937) Bibliography: Brabazon, James. Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography, 1981.Coomes, David. Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life, 1992.Dale, Alzina Stone. The Story of Dorothy L. Sayers, 1978.Hitchman, Janet. Such a Strange Lady, 1975.Kenney, Catherine McGehee. The Remarkable Case of Dorothy L. Sayers, 1990. (A scholarly look at the themes of social criticism in Sayers' work.)Reynolds, Barbara. Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul, 1993. (The best one in my opinion. It is writen in an open, modern style and contain many more pictures than than the others.) Video: The best series - A Dorothy L Sayers Mystery. BBC, 1987. This cover 3 out 4 of the Wimsey/Vane books - Strong Poison (in which they meet and Peter saves Harriet from the gallows), Have His Carcase (in which Harriet finds a body, which subsequently disappears, and partners with Peter in investigating and solving the murder), Gaudy Night (in which Harriet goes back Oxford for a reunion and runs into a mystery about a vicious vandal; while the plots thickens, so does their romance).Best Wimsey is Edward Petherbridge and best Vane is Harriet Walter, both of whom are in this series. The other series was made by the BBC in 1970. It starred Ian Carmichel as Wimsey. Carmichel looks nothing like Wimsey and, to my mind, does not act like Wimsey either. This series includes:The Unpleasantness at the Bellona ClubThe Nine TailorsMurder Must AdvertiseFive Red HerringsClouds of Witness There were also a couple films made, both of which Sayers absolutely hated. They are:The Silent Passenger, 1935, British, starring John Loden and Peter Haddon. Busman's Honeymoon (US: The Haunted Honeymoon), starring Robert Montgomery and Constance Cummings, 1940. A short Interview with Edward Petherbridge on playing Lord Peter Wimsey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsMOMbCpBFU Link to an article illustration about Sayer's advertisment for Guiness: https://vinepair.com/articles/history-guinness-toucan-ads/

Music:Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E minor Op. 44/2- 3. Andante Wimsey novels in chronological order:Whose Body? (1923)Clouds of Witness (1926)Unnatural Death (1927)The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1928)Strong Poison (1931)- Xoe's FavThe Five Red Herrings (1931)Have His Carcase (1932) - Rita's favoriteMurder Must Advertise (1933) - Rita and Xoe's favoriteThe Nine Tailors (1934)- Xoe's favoriteGaudy Night (1935)Busman's Honeymoon (1937) Bibliography:Brabazon, James. Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography, 1981.Coomes, David. Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life, 1992.Dale, Alzina Stone. The Story of Dorothy L. Sayers, 1978.Hitchman, Janet. Such a Strange Lady, 1975.Kenney, Catherine McGehee. The Remarkable Case of Dorothy L. Sayers, 1990. (A scholarly look at the themes of social criticism in Sayers' work.)Reynolds, Barbara. Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul, 1993. (The best one in my opinion. It is writen in an open, modern style and contain many more pictures than than the others.) Video:The best series - A Dorothy L Sayers Mystery. BBC, 1987. This cover 3 out 4 of the Wimsey/Vane books - Strong Poison (in which they meet and Peter saves Harriet from the gallows), Have His Carcase (in which Harriet finds a body, which subsequently disappears, and partners with Peter in investigating and solving the murder), Gaudy Night (in which Harriet goes back Oxford for a reunion and runs into a mystery about a vicious vandal; while the plots thickens, so does their romance).Best Wimsey is Edward Petherbridge and best Vane is Harriet Walter, both of whom are in this series.The other series was made by the BBC in 1970. It starred Ian Carmichel as Wimsey. Carmichel looks nothing like Wimsey and, to my mind, does not act like Wimsey either. This series includes:The Unpleasantness at the Bellona ClubThe Nine TailorsMurder Must AdvertiseFive Red HerringsClouds of Witness There were also a couple films made, both of which Sayers absolutely hated. They are:The Silent Passenger, 1935, British, starring John Loden and Peter Haddon. Busman's Honeymoon (US: The Haunted Honeymoon), starring Robert Montgomery and Constance Cummings, 1940. A short Interview with Edward Patherbridge on playing Lord Peter Wimsey:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsMOMbCpBFU Link to an article illustration about Sayer's advertisment for Guiness: https://vinepair.com/articles/history-guinness-toucan-ads/

Adam returns with another selection from The Bookshelf. This time he discusses The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers.