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Post by alfromni on May 4, 2022 14:12:01 GMT
A TO Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s)
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have
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Post by mattgarth on May 4, 2022 14:26:07 GMT
A TO Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s)
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
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Post by alfromni on May 4, 2022 14:32:33 GMT
A TO Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s)
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford,
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Post by mattgarth on May 4, 2022 15:08:23 GMT
O Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s)
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
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Post by alfromni on May 4, 2022 18:38:45 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
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Post by mattgarth on May 4, 2022 18:49:47 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
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Post by alfromni on May 4, 2022 19:03:18 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante.
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Post by mattgarth on May 4, 2022 20:56:14 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
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Post by alfromni on May 4, 2022 21:15:51 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
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Post by mattgarth on May 4, 2022 21:32:48 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who marries his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
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Post by alfromni on May 4, 2022 22:46:01 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who marries his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert.
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Post by mattgarth on May 4, 2022 23:00:32 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who marries his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
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Post by alfromni on May 4, 2022 23:18:25 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who marries his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
O. OCTOBER 1936 - Month his first son was born.
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Post by mattgarth on May 4, 2022 23:32:39 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who married his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
O. OCTOBER 1936 - Month his first son was born
P. PETHERBRIDGE, Edward -- Actor who portrayed Lord Peter in 1987 BBC series (nowhere near as well as Ian Carmichael though)
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Post by alfromni on May 4, 2022 23:48:16 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who married his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
O. OCTOBER 1936 - Month his first son was born
P. PETHERBRIDGE, Edward -- Actor who portrayed Lord Peter in 1987 BBC series (nowhere near as well as Ian Carmichael though)
Q. QUOTE (to Bunter) - "Your mother, Bunter? Oh, I never knew you had one. I always thought you just sort of came along already-made, so it were. Oh, excuse me. How infernally rude of me. Beg pardon, I'm sure."
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Post by mattgarth on May 5, 2022 3:31:14 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who married his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
O. OCTOBER 1936 - Month his first son was born
P. PETHERBRIDGE, Edward -- Actor who portrayed Lord Peter in 1987 BBC series (nowhere near as well as Ian Carmichael though)
Q. QUOTE (to Bunter) - "Your mother, Bunter? Oh, I never knew you had one. I always thought you just sort of came along already-made, so it were. Oh, excuse me. How infernally rude of me. Beg pardon, I'm sure."
R. RYAN, Elizabeth -- Author of 'The Lord Peter Wimsey Cookbook' (1981)
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Post by alfromni on May 5, 2022 7:10:15 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who married his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
O. OCTOBER 1936 - Month his first son was born
P. PETHERBRIDGE, Edward -- Actor who portrayed Lord Peter in 1987 BBC series (nowhere near as well as Ian Carmichael though)
Q. QUOTE (to Bunter) - "Your mother, Bunter? Oh, I never knew you had one. I always thought you just sort of came along already-made, so it were. Oh, excuse me. How infernally rude of me. Beg pardon, I'm sure."
R. RYAN, Elizabeth -- Author of 'The Lord Peter Wimsey Cookbook' (1981)
S. SHELL SHOCK / STRESS - In 1918, Wimsey was wounded by artillery fire near Caudry in France. He suffered a breakdown due to shell shock (which we now call post-traumatic stress disorder).
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Post by mattgarth on May 5, 2022 7:29:16 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who married his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
O. OCTOBER 1936 - Month his first son was born
P. PETHERBRIDGE, Edward -- Actor who portrayed Lord Peter in 1987 BBC series (nowhere near as well as Ian Carmichael though)
Q. QUOTE (to Bunter) - "Your mother, Bunter? Oh, I never knew you had one. I always thought you just sort of came along already-made, so it were. Oh, excuse me. How infernally rude of me. Beg pardon, I'm sure."
R. RYAN, Elizabeth -- Author of 'The Lord Peter Wimsey Cookbook' (1981)
S. SHELL SHOCK / STRESS - In 1918, Wimsey was wounded by artillery fire near Caudry in France. He suffered a breakdown due to shell shock (which we now call post-traumatic stress disorder).
T. TRONSON, Robert -- TV Director who helmed the four-part series FIVE RED HERRINGS in 1975.
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Post by alfromni on May 5, 2022 7:44:11 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who married his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
O. OCTOBER 1936 - Month his first son was born
P. PETHERBRIDGE, Edward -- Actor who portrayed Lord Peter in 1987 BBC series (nowhere near as well as Ian Carmichael though)
Q. QUOTE (to Bunter) - "Your mother, Bunter? Oh, I never knew you had one. I always thought you just sort of came along already-made, so it were. Oh, excuse me. How infernally rude of me. Beg pardon, I'm sure."
R. RYAN, Elizabeth -- Author of 'The Lord Peter Wimsey Cookbook' (1981)
S. SHELL SHOCK / STRESS - In 1918, Wimsey was wounded by artillery fire near Caudry in France. He suffered a breakdown due to shell shock (which we now call post-traumatic stress disorder).
T. TRONSON, Robert -- TV Director who helmed the four-part series FIVE RED HERRINGS in 1975.
U. UNNATURAL DEATH - the third novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. It was published under the title The Dawson Pedigree in the United States in 1928
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Post by mattgarth on May 5, 2022 13:15:03 GMT
A to Z - LORD PETER WIMSEY ___________________
A. ATTENBURY - Wimsey begins his hobby of investigation by recovering The Attenbury Emeralds in 1921.
B. BUNTER, Mervyn -- His Lordship's 'Gentleman's Gentleman' (played by Glyn Houston in the BBC series in the 1970s).
C. COURTESY TITLE - Lord Peter Wimsey is called "Lord" as he is the younger son of a duke. This is a COURTESY TITLE; he is not a peer and has no right to sit in the House of Lords, nor does the courtesy title pass on to any offspring he may have.
D. DAIMLER -- Lord Peter's 12-cylinder four-seater motor car called 'Mrs. Merdle' named after a character in LITTLE DORRIT.
E. ETON - was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
F. FIVE Red Herrings -- Lord Peter solves the murder at an artist colony while on a Scottish fishing trip.
G. GAUDY NIGHT - is a mystery featuring Lord Peter and Harriet Vane set at the latter's alma mater.
H. HAUNTED HONEYMOON -- 1940 M-G-M film version of author Dorothy Sayers' novel 'Busman's Honeymoon' starring Robert Montgomery as 'Lord Peter' and Constance Cummings as his new bride, novelist 'Harriet Vane.'
I. INCUNABULUM - Lord Peter was an avid collector of early printed books, especially editions of Dante
J. JOE -- Office Boy known as 'Ginger Joe' at Pym's Publicity whose catapult was used to dispatch the first victim in MURDER MUST ADVERTISE.
K. KIRKCUDBRIGHT - A Scottish town and borough in which "Five Red Herrings" is set.
L. LADY Mary Wimsey -- Lord Peter's sister who married his occasional foil 'Inspector Charles Parker' in STRONG POISON.
M. MURDER Must Advertise - A murder mystery in an advertising agency. Sayers had herself been employed as a copywriter. She coined the Guinness toucan advert
N. NINE Tailors -- Bells tolled at church when a villager dies ... the title of the best Dorothy Sayers story.
O. OCTOBER 1936 - Month his first son was born
P. PETHERBRIDGE, Edward -- Actor who portrayed Lord Peter in 1987 BBC series (nowhere near as well as Ian Carmichael though)
Q. QUOTE (to Bunter) - "Your mother, Bunter? Oh, I never knew you had one. I always thought you just sort of came along already-made, so it were. Oh, excuse me. How infernally rude of me. Beg pardon, I'm sure."
R. RYAN, Elizabeth -- Author of 'The Lord Peter Wimsey Cookbook' (1981)
S. SHELL SHOCK / STRESS - In 1918, Wimsey was wounded by artillery fire near Caudry in France. He suffered a breakdown due to shell shock (which we now call post-traumatic stress disorder).
T. TRONSON, Robert -- TV Director who helmed the four-partV. series FIVE RED HERRINGS in 1975.
U. UNNATURAL DEATH - the third novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. It was published under the title The Dawson Pedigree in the United States in 1928
V. VENABLES, Rev. Theodore -- Rector of FenChurch St. Paul (key setting and murder site in THE NINE TAILORS)
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