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This book contains the second volume of Dorothy Leigh Sayers 1928 collection of detective stories entitled Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror . Written by a wide variety of mystery writers from ancient times up until the early twentieth century, this fantastic compendium will appeal to fans of the detective fiction genre, and would make for a great addition to any bookshelf. Notable authors include: Edgar Allen Poe, Baroness Orczy, G.K. Chesterton, and Aldous Huxley. Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893 1957), was a renowned English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator and Christian humanist. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author."… (plus d'informations)
If you ever stumble across a copy of this book, it is well worth your time to pick it up. Sayers deploys a fine editorial eye to publish not only some real classics, but also some short stories you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else - at least, I haven't, and I've read a lot of Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories.
Be aware the tales of "detection" part of the book are also largely supernatural or at least kind of creepy as well. I don't view that as a bad thing! ( )
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This book contains the second volume of Dorothy Leigh Sayers 1928 collection of detective stories entitled Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror . Written by a wide variety of mystery writers from ancient times up until the early twentieth century, this fantastic compendium will appeal to fans of the detective fiction genre, and would make for a great addition to any bookshelf. Notable authors include: Edgar Allen Poe, Baroness Orczy, G.K. Chesterton, and Aldous Huxley. Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893 1957), was a renowned English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator and Christian humanist. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author."
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Be aware the tales of "detection" part of the book are also largely supernatural or at least kind of creepy as well. I don't view that as a bad thing! (