Striding Folly

Striding Folly

"Striding Folly" is a collection of short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.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 "Detective Medley" (1939), an anthology of detective stories. The third one, "Talboys", was unpublished.

Contents

*Introduction: Lord Peter Wimsey and His Creator, by Janet Hitchman
*"Striding Folly"
*"The Haunted Policeman"
*"Talboys"


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