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Title: Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0-06-104349-4 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.68 (31 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Mystery Without a Murder?
Comment: Dorothy L. Sayers' book _Gaudy_Night_ is one of the best mystery books ever written, if you enjoy beautiful, educated writing and brilliant, sympathetic characters, not to mention a great plot. Harriet Vane, one of the first female Oxford graduates, like the author, struggles with poison-pen letters, personal focus, and the attentions of Lord Peter Wimsey as she returns to Oxford after attending the annual Gaudy (a reunion of old students). Without a corpse in sight, the book may not appeal to many readers of grity detective novels, but this mystery is solved with wit, wisdom, and Vergil. For what more could one ask?
_Gaudy_Night_ is eriudite as well as entertaining, standing up well to the passing of over six decades. The themes of academia versus business, career versus marriage, and town versus university are still alive today. The writing of Dorothy L. Sayers is not to be missed, and this is arguably her best book (along with _The_Nine_Tailors_).
Rating: 5
Summary: Meet the nephew
Comment: My first encounter with Dorothy L. Sayers was the Mobile Mystery Theater series showing on PBS. Unfortunately I did not realize that my video player was also a recorder until the "Gaudy Night" was on Mystery Theater. In that sense I was lucky to copy the complete three hour "Gaudy Night." There is rumor that this will be out on DVD in 2002.
Naturally the TV media cannot fill in all the details that you would pick up from reading the book; so I read the book. This added more depth and characters to the story. Dorothy not only fleshes her characters out but her side trips into philosophy and psychology make the story that much more interesting. Just when you ask what is the relevance to this conversation it is wrapped up in the final solution.
It is too bad They do not make the unabridged tape of this book anymore as The reader Is Ian Carmichael the first TV Lord Peter Wimsey.
This is the third of a fourth book series. Enough background information is given however to make this a stand-alone story.
The notorious Harriet Vane is invited to a class reunion. She is looking forward to a quiet time with a better part of her history. Once there, she starts getting notes that carry negative connotations. The notes are pasted together from cut out newspaper words. Soon others are receiving the notes. The School authorities request Harriet to help get quietly to the bottom of this. Circumstances eventually force her once more to go to Lord Peter Wimsey for help. I am over simplifying the plot but it is better to discover it for your self. This is a five star book.
Rating: 5
Summary: A detective story with romantic interruptions
Comment: This 1936 novel is the 12th Lord Peter novel. Lord Peter Wimsey (for anyone not familiar with the series) is the very wealthy younger brother of the Duke of Denver. He is a very sought after man about town, "lends a hand at the Foreign Office from time to time" and pokes his nose into private detection from time to time.
Five years before (STONG POISON) he saved the unjustly accused Harriet Vane, a well-known mystery writer, from execution for the murder of her former lover. During the case Peter fell head over heels in love with Harriet who was too upset to even consider romance. Their romance proceeded in this very one-sided manner for five years.
GAUDY NIGHT focuses on Harriet and her detection efforts. She has been invited by an ill college friend to attend the "Gaudy", and end of term celebration at their alma mater, the fictional Shrewesbury College at Oxford. Harriet reluctantly agrees and finds herself embroiled in a poison pen campaign that has been plaguing the college. She takes up residence in the college to try to get to the bottom of the problem.
During her time there she makes the acquaintance of Lord Peter's nephew, Viscount St. George, and through him, begins to see her persistant suitor in a new light. When Peter himself appears Harriet finds facets of him that she had not seen before. Working together they solve to problem of the poison pen and resolve the long standing romantic issues as well.
Those looking for a 'straight' detective novel like some of the earlier Lord Peter stories will probably be frustrated by this one although the mystery is challenging, in and of itself would it would justify a long short story at best. Those looking for a romance story to resolve this long courtship will be even more frustrated by the very scant amount of interaction between the 'lovers'.
So just what makes this worth 5 stars? Harriet Vane finally emerges as a character every bit as complex and interesting as Peter. Do read this one and the next book, BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON.
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Title: Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043508 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043516 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043524 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043559 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043532 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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