''Striding Folly'' is a collection of short stories by

Dorothy L. Sayers Dorothy Leigh Sayers (; 13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime writer and poet. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between th ...

featuring

Lord Peter Wimsey Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey (later 17th Duke of Denver) is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (and their continuation by Jill Paton Walsh). A dilettante who solves mysteries fo ...

. First published in 1972, it contains the final three Lord Peter stories. The first two, "Striding Folly" and "The Haunted Policeman", were previously published in ''Detection Medley'' (1939), an anthology of detective stories. The third one, "Talboys", was unpublished. All three stories were also anthologized by James Sandoe in the collection '' Lord Peter: A Collection of All the Lord Peter Wimsey Stories''. The book also included a long preface by Janet Hitchman, including an extensive analysis of the character of Wimsey and his relation to Sayers' life, and including a previously unpublished letter of Sayers to Victor Gollancz.

*''Introduction: Lord Peter Wimsey and His Creator,'' by Janet Hitchman *''Striding Folly''Lord Peter comes to the rescue of Mr. Merrilow, who is falsely accused of murdering his opponent in a chess match. A dream and some footsteps are the key to the mystery. *''The Haunted Policeman''On the night Wimsey's first son is born, a policeman finds a body in house 13 on a street with only even numbers, and house and body disappear afterwards. Peter goes undercover to prevent the bobby being dismissed for drunkenness. *''Talboys''The Wimseys and their three sons have the discourteous and meddlesome Miss Quirk wished upon them as a houseguest. Things become even more complicated when 6 year old Bredon Wimsey is accused of stealing a neighbor's prize peaches and Miss Quirk is adamant she has proof of his guilt.

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* Sayers, Dorothy L, and Janet Hitchman. ''Striding Folly, Including Three Final Lord Peter Wimsey Stories.'' Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent: New English Library (), 1991. Print. * Sayers, Dorothy L. ''Lord Peter: A Collection of All the Lord Peter Wimsey Stories.'' New York: Harper & Row (), 1972.

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* 1972 short story collections Short story collections by Dorothy L. Sayers New English Library books {{1970s-mystery-story-collection-stub

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