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
** Twelve stories comprised from "Lord Peter Views the Body" (1928]
*"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"
** Four stories from "Hangman's Holiday" (1933]
*"The Image in the Mirror"
*"The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey"
*"The Queen's Square"
*"The Necklace of Pearls"
** Two stories comprised from "In the Teeth of the Evidence" (1939]
*"In the Teeth of the Evidence"
*"Absolutely Elsewhere"
** Three later stories not included in other compilations
*"Striding Folly"
*"The Haunted Policeman"
*"Talboys"
*"Coda": "Sayers, Lord Peter and God", by Carolyn Heilbrun
*"Codetta": "Greedy Night, A Parody", by E. C. Bentley