The Proud Servant
By: Margaret Irwin
4.00
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
Compelling biography of James Graham, first Marquis of Montrose known for his passionate loyalty to…
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1. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.05
Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more
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"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
2. Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.17
Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback
When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable Lond… read more
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- fiction
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"How do you do?"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"Bredon shuddered. “I think this is an awfully immoral job of ours. I do, really. Think how we spoil the digestions of the public."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"It's a curious thing, but people cannot resist anonymous letters. It's like free sample offers. They appeal to all one's lower instincts."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"The interview with the cat had been particularly full of appeal. The animal was, it seemed, an illustrious rat-catcher, with many famous deeds to her credit. Not only that, but she had been the first…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
3. Uncle Silas
By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu , Victor Sage
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Paperback
One of the most significant and intriguing Gothic novels of the Victorian period and is enjoyed tod… read more
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4. Friday's Child
By: Georgette Heyer
4.70
Format: 84 pages, Paperback
Rejected by the incomparable Miss Milborne for his unsteadiness of character, wild Lord Sheringham … read more
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5. The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.94
Format: 450 pages, Hardcover
When a disfigured corpse is discovered in a country parish, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter… read more
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6. Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"Gaudy Nightstands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class b… read more
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7. The Magic Mountain
By: Thomas Mann , John E. Woods
4.13
Format: 706 pages, Paperback
In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community devot… read more
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"Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul."-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
"A harmful truth is better than a useful lie."-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
8. The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
By: Hilary Mantel
4.39
Format: 759 pages, Paperback
With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with … read more
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- historical fiction
"Everybody wants something, if only for the pain to stop."-Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
"Those who think a heart cannot break have led blessed and sheltered lives."-Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
"It was not by a serpent, but by paper and ink that evil came into the world."-Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
"You can persuade the quick to think again, but you cannot remake your reputation with the dead."-Hilary Mantel, The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
9. Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.11
Format: 499 pages, Kindle Edition
The second Dorothy L. Sayers classic to feature mystery writer Harriet Vane, Have His Carcase. Harr… read more
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- historical fiction
"I always have a quotation for everything--it saves original thinking."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"Novelists and police-inspectors do not always see eye to eye as regards publicity."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"A solitary rock is always attractive. All right-minded people feel an overwhelming desire to scale and sit upon it."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"In the mood of relaxation and confidence that follows on being parboiled, it was easy enough to pump Mrs Weldon. A little diplomacy was needed, so as not to betray the ulterior object of the inquiry,…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
10. The Proud Servant
By: Margaret Irwin
4.00
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
Compelling biography of James Graham, first Marquis of Montrose known for his passionate loyalty to… read more
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- 17th century
