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The Complete, Annotated Whose Body?
The Complete, Annotated Whose Body? | Dorothy L. Sayers
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When church architect Mr. Thipps finds a naked man in his Battersea bathroom, Lord Peter Wimsey is on the case! The aristocratic amateur detective, accompanied by his camera-bearing manservant Bunter, follows a trail of blood as he pursues stock market manipulation, medical malpractice and Lord Brocklebury's edition of Dante. But the curious case of the bathing body turns darker and deadlier as Lord Peter uncovers a ghastly crime.Published in 1923, "Whose Body?" was Dorothy L. Sayer's debut novel, and Bill Peschel has provided hundreds of notes to guide the reader through Lord Peter's world, describing words, objects and ideas that were familiar to Sayers' readers but might be obscure or unknown today."The Complete, Annotated Whose Body" contains:* More than 500 notes on England's personalities, aristocracy, politics, religion, history, society, and literature.* Three maps of London showing locations important to the novel.* Essays about England in the 1920s, such as anti-Semitism, Argentine banks and notorious criminals.* Timelines of the life of Dorothy L. Sayers and Lord Peter Wimsey's cases.In all, "The Complete, Annotated Whose Body" contains more than 40,000 words of commentary on Sayers' novel and her world, helping readers to deepen their understanding and enjoyment of one of mystery's great detectives.
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TiredLibrarian I'm doing this book for a discussion in March; hope I like it! 1mo
tpixie @TiredLibrarian Awesome. I bet you will. She‘s a great author and does great research! 1mo
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DL Sayers was the leader of the clever advertising campaign for Colman‘s Mustard!
Secret Sign of the Mustard Club: place the mustard pot 6 inches from your neighbor‘s plate 💛🧡💛
#AuthorAMonth

https://system1group.com/blog/mystery-mustard-and-marketing-the-birth-of-the-flu...

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Here‘s an add for the book at the end.
Yay! I‘m finally done with this book. I didn‘t realize I was so close to the end, the notes in the back of the book start at about the 50% mark! I‘m glad I read it & sad I didn‘t enjoy it, since the author is a famous female author. The historical notes at the end of the book an interesting, so I‘m reading them. #AuthorAMonth

Leftcoastzen I love the old book ads at the end. 1mo
tpixie @Leftcoastzen yes! It‘s a fun touch. A peek into the past 🦚 1mo
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@bookishbitch Pt 2 - What Oscar Wilde said.

( Pt 1 see previous post re: Fox Hunting 🦊 🐴 🐶 😢)
Last bit: It was banned in Scotland in 2002 and the rest of United Kingdom in 2005
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Pg 205 (Part 1)

Fox Hunting 🦊 Yuck! 😡
It was banned in Scotland in 2002 and the rest of United Kingdom in 2005
Incredible it took that long to band it sounds so cruel. #AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville Yes truly terrible. 1mo
tpixie @Soubhiville I remember hearing that these fox hunts were horrible, but I just thought it was because it was unfair that they use dogs and horses to chase a fox instead of just walking. It was so much worse…. 1mo
bookishbitch What did Oscar say? 1mo
tpixie @bookishbitch lol 😂 I‘ll post it and tag you!! After I posted that I thought well I kind of left that hanging… 1mo
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I‘m reading the version of the book with annotations and this morning came across an annotation about this once famous and now forgotten author. It made me think of all the lost books in the past, and which books will be lost and that so few will be saved in the future! I hope I have read some of the memorable ones!
#AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville What a sad and interesting thought. I‘d never really considered this. 1mo
tpixie @Soubhiville yes! It really struck me. We lose so many things to time! Books, art, architecture, people. On that happy note, have a great day! 💔❤️‍🩹❤️ 1mo
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This is how I feel when I do someone else‘s dishes- not the bossy part, but it seems easier than doing my own!!
#AuthorAMonth

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I find it interesting to learn about authors who take over other another author‘s series once the original author has died.
This annotation came up on page 56 in reference to ‘Lord Attenbury‘s emeralds‘ which was in reference to Lord Peter Wimsey‘s first case.
#AuthorAMonth #AuthorAMonth2025 #AuthorAMonthJanuary

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This cover freaks me out every time I open my kindle, ( the shape of the face!), but I‘m enjoying the maps and hyperlinks with annotations. #AuthorAMonth

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