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Busman's Honeymoon (Mass Market Paperback)

by Dorothy L. Sayers (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: HarperTorch; Reprint edition (April 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0061043516
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061043512
  • Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.7 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 169,426 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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They plan to have a quiet country honeymoon. Then Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride Harriet Vane find the previous owner’s body in the cellar.

Set in a country village seething with secrets and snobbery, this is Dorothy L. Sayers’ last full-length detective novel. Variously described as a love story with detective interruptions and a detective story with romantic interruptions, it lives up to both descriptions with style. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author
Dorothy L Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, but considered her translations of Dante's Divina Commedia to be her best work. She died in 1957. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Sayers., 7 Dec 2002
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) (Paperback)
I am glad to find so many favorable reviews of this, Dorothy L Sayers' final detective fiction novel, on the internet. It failed to find much favor with the public or the critics when it was written in the late 1930s. In actual need of the income that her earlier works in this genre had generated (she had to support not only herself but also a non-productive husband and an illegitimate son), she negotiated with her publisher to "once again try my hand at detective fiction" after he had pointed out that the market seemed to have become saturated.

Just as a busman's holiday is a vacation where the busman is likely to be as involved with driving as he is throughout the rest of the year, a busman's honeymoon (a phrase which she coined) is one where the busman (in this case Lord Peter Wimsey) is likely to spend his honeymoon checking alibis, interviewing murder suspects, observing rigor mortis, and all the other tiresome activities of an amateur detective.

Lord Peter and Harriet Vane are the honeymooners. After their wedding (reported in a series of letters that begin the novel), they travel to "Talboys", a country house chosen by Harriet. Their reception is not as predicted. Eventually Lord Peter's butler, Bunter, discovers a corpse in the cellar.

The novel began life as a play, as you may infer from the many static scenes involving a large ensemble of characters entering and exiting. The prose is as rich in wit, classical illusions and sophistication as you will ever encounter in detective fiction. Dorothy L. Sayers was an honours graduate and capable of writing as well as George Eliot.

Don't expect the kind of fast food satisfaction that Agatha Christie provided so successfully. You will find instead the full silver service dining and wining experience here.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite books ever, 5 April 2002
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This review is from: Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) (Paperback)
Dorothy L Sayers is always a cut above your average crime novelist, especially in the Harriet Vane novels (Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon). Busman's Honeymoon can't quite decide if it is a love story or a detective story ... but that really doesn't matter, it's a great example of both, with characters that really live. Read it ... but you'll enjoy it all the more if you start with Strong Poison and work your way up to it.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent and ingenious murder mystery., 20 Dec 2000
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This review is from: Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story with Detective Interruptions (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) (Paperback)
This has to be my favourite Dorothy L. Sayers mystery! Lord Peter Wimsey has finally persuaded his beloved Harriet Vane to become his wife but married life does not run smoothly for them. Their honeymoon is marred by the discovery of a body in the cellar, and naturally they feel duty-bound to investigate. As with all Sayers' novels, the plot is both gripping and original. In addition the atmosphere of Britain in the 1930s is captured brilliantly, adding an extra dimension to the book. If you enjoy reading Agatha Christie you will love Dorothy L. Sayers (who in my opinion is a far better writer).
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4.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for Wimsey and Vane fans
This is a much more intimate and passionate examination of Peter and Harriet's relationship than the other Wimsey stories. Read more
Published 15 months ago by tybalt-quin

5.0 out of 5 stars Last completed novel containing Harriet Vane.
The title "Busman's Honeymoon" is sort of a play on words. Look up busman's holiday in the dictionary. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2006 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars Last completed novel containing Harriet Vane.
The title "Busman's Honeymoon" is sort of a play on words. Look up busman's holiday in the dictionary. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2005 by bernie

3.0 out of 5 stars Lord Peter's Final Case
Out of all the Lord Peter Wimsey books this is my favourite. I felt that the addition of Harriet Vane's character added an extra, and welcome, dimension to the books. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2004 by ShelaghG

5.0 out of 5 stars Last novel containing Harriet Vane.
The title "Busman's Honeymoon" is sort of a play on words. Look up busman's holiday in the dictionary. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2002 by bernie

3.0 out of 5 stars What happened to passion and romance?
This is by far the most passionate of all the Sayers Wimsey novels and the adaptation almost completely ignored this aspect of the story. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Ghastly dramatised version
The book is more subtle than this dramatisation suggests.Ian Charmichael and co seem to think Peter and Harriet are just posh and silly and try to play the story with too much... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Good characterisation
The actors who give their voices to the various characters in this audiobook are excellent, but the same cannot be said for the story. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2001

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