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Teresa, I probably expected Nine Tailors to be too much like Christie. I tend to make that kind of mistake with expectations. Porua, I can never enjoy the blood-and-guts type murder stories now because of my Christie upbringing. Amy, I will check out Strong Poison some time this, er, ...

... sympathizes with the unhelpful neighbors, saying how Christian feelings really can break up one's domestic peace. LOL! The Nine Tailors was my first Sayers too. She definitely got very technical and involved, and it's very leisurely (very different from Christie, who gets right down to it). ...

Teresa, I tried Nine Tailors as my first Sayers, and was turned off. I've read since that it's not a good one to start with. I intend to try again some time. I imagine that once you know the characters better you appreciate Nine Tailors more? Or maybe I'm just not a Sayers type, which would be ...

... to show her world and times. Of those I've read, Whose Body? was probably my least favorite, though I liked it fine. The Nine Tailors is my favorite, with Gaudy Night a close second, so if you move forward you've got some fine, fun reading to do. We're soon to be on a plane to Texas ...

... that it has good character development. There are also two Lord Peter Wimsey on the 1001 list Murder Must Advertise and The Nine Tailors, but you probably already knew that. If I may give you a suggestion for your 1001 list category: Salmon Rushdies Midnight's Children, one of my ...

The nine tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers. Yes, I know whodunnit - I've read it so many times that I know the plot by heart. But I just love the bleak fenland midwinter setting and I love Lord Peter. Sense and sensibility by Jane Austen, when I need to escape to a quieter world, full of subtlety ...

#262 dihiba I think The Nine Tailors is one of those books that you either love or can't get through. Gaudy Night is my favorite (I love mysteries set in schools and I love Oxford!) but Nine Tailors is a very close second for me. But then, I like them all--although The Five Red Herrings ...

The Nine Tailors is my favourite Sayers! I haven't enjoyed the other three or four I read nearly as much.

#260 I agree. someone who is looking for a mystery might be disappointed with Nine Tailors if they weren't already a Peter Wimsey fan. Unless, of course, they were really into bell ringing! :-D

I like The Nine Tailors, but would hesitate to recommend it as a "first" Sayers, personally - have lent it to a couple of friends who haven't really enjoyed it (and I think they are the sort of people who ought to like Sayers!!).

... also one of my favorites and it is somewhat drawn from Sayers young life as a Parson's daughter in an area similar to where Nine Tailors is set. In some ways I consider this a novel that includes a mystery rather than a "mystery novel." It is also a good "stand alone" novel.

I don't think I read the Wimsey books in any kind of order, but my favorite is The Nine Tailors.

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers

... Treasure Island by RL Stevenson. Can't believe I never read this before. This was a very fun category. 5. Mystery- The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers. Another new favorite author (even better than Agatha Christie!) 6. Nonfiction- The Secret Lives of Saints by Daphne Bramham. About ...

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers

... The Outsider Albert Camus 621. The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien 634. At the Mountains of Madness H.P. Lovecraft 641. The Nine Tailors Dorothy L. Sayers 650. Miss Lonelyhearts Nathanael West 665. The Thin Man Dashiell Hammett 705. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 749. ...

“It has sometimes occurred to me, my lord, to be surprised at that habit.” ‘The Nine Tailors’ by Dorothy L. Sayers. “Produced quite a reaction, didn’t it?”

“I’d pretty well take my oath that she doesn’t.” ‘The Nine Tailors’ by Dorothy L. Sayers. “How’s baby?”

... back that there parrot for Mary, though as I says to her, that bird ain’t no proper example for the children.” ‘The Nine Tailors’ by Dorothy L. Sayers. “What made you think I should know anything about the like of that?”

“I was damn nearly found dead in a ditch, which is no end for a gentleman.” ‘The Nine Tailors’ by Dorothy L. Sayers. “Produced quite a reaction, didn’t it?”

“Where, in Belgium?” ‘The Nine Tailors’ by Dorothy L. Sayers. “Evil elephants?”

I love The Nine Tailors!

“ ... I’ll tell you that better when you get it out.” ‘The Nine Tailors’ by Dorothy L. Sayers. “Where are you going to put it? It won’t be a very nice thing to keep hanging about.”

Mrs. Jeffries & the Feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell my all-time favorite is probably The nine tailors by Dorothy Sayers

... of student life in the 30's. I think I've done my possible with Sayers. I only really enjoyed the first one I read The Nine Tailors and am afraid I'm giving up on her. Some good to this book, but not really recommended.

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers

... To Be You From Borders: Hit Man When the Sacred Gin Mill Closes The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories The Nine Tailors

... order) Anna Solden in From Anna Will Stanton and Merriman Lyon in The Dark is Rising Lord Peter Wimsey in The Nine Tailors Helva in The Ship who Sang Menolly in Dragonsong Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love Charlotte Dean in The Young Clementina Sallie McBride in ...

Thanks for checking in ChocolateMuse. The Nine Tailors was also my first Wimsey book. I don't claim to be an expert in Sayers or the Wimsey character. I'm just a fan! But, I think, and it is generally acknowledged that The Nine Tailors (1934) and Gaudy Night (1935) are her most mature ...

... in girlunderglass's thread about Dorothy Sayers. Clearly you're pretty knowlegable about those books. I've just started Nine Tailors, which is my first Sayers ever. Is it fairly representative of her other books? So far, I'm fairly early on in the book, but haven't found much personality in W ...

... novel on the very next page. Critics have also suggested cross-overs in characterization in his other novels, such as The Nine Tailors (1934). But, if Wimsey's character is immersed in the world of Wooster, it as much based on the omnipresence, cleverness and resourcefulness of Wooster' ...

... Member of the Wedding - Carson McCullers The Reivers - William Faulkner My Antonia - Willa Cather The Nine Tailors - Dorothy Sayers MEMOIR & ESSAY: 5 A Broom of One's Own - Nancy Peacock Plan B - Anne Lamott Letter to My Daughter - Maya Ange ...

... I'm never annoyed by Peter. I agree the books with Harriet are the best. Still, I like the non-Harriet books, also, and The Nine Tailors and Murder Must Advertise are the best of those.

#26 The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey stumbles onto an old mystery in Fenchurch St. Paul - missing emeralds, a new body stashed in an old grave, among other things. How handy that Lord Peter is an expert change-ringer, just the man they need for the ringing of Tenor Bob ...

#144 orangeena I hope you like The Nine Tailors--I think it is one of the best ones without Harriet. Sayers draws from her youthful experiences as daughter of a country parson. Right now I'm reading A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey, one of her Alan Grant mysteries. She is ...

In the middle of The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers which is discussed on a few posts earlier. I'm really a Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane - lovin - girl, but after serveral reads of the four titles featuring the two, I'm turning to Lord Peter and Bunter in action without her.

32. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers. Theaelizabet, I couldn't resist picking this up when I saw it at the library and you are absolutely right....it was terrific. I can just imagine how much fun Sayers had writing it as she played with the sounds of language. I even laughed out loud in ...

>18: Of the non-Harriet stories, this is among my favorites...The Nine Tailors is the only one that's also in contention. MMA is a bit more light-hearted in the story line and has the wonderful cricket scenes, TNT was a bit darker.

>129: do you know, I just lent The Nine Tailors to a dear friend to try and persuade her of the general necessity of LPW - and she didn't like it!! And she is actually a one-time campanologist too, which is partly why I chose it. Go figure, as they say.

... novel in it's own right, but not a "stand alone." My favorite Lord Peter mystery that doesn't include Harriet Vane is The Nine Tailors in which Sayers draws upon what she experienced in her early life as the daughter of a country pastor. This one could be a stand alone--but it is more fun ...

I finished The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers. Quaint English village, missing emeralds, corpses, and Lord Peter Wimsey combine to make this a very intricate and enjoyable mystery. Just finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. This is a compelling and powerful story of love, secrets, and ...

... money? Loved The Color Purple but I did not find her exploration of self in this book memorable or even enjoyable. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers. I thoroughly enjoyed Sayers' prose, wit, and crafting of a very intricate mystery. Ticker update: theaelizabet in 50 Book Challenge : Kirconnell 2009 (Feb 17, 2009, 11:17am)

Hey kirconnell, I love Lord Peter Wimsey, too. I don't believe I've yet read this one. Just wait 'til you get to The Nine Tailors.

#27, Nine Tailors is the mystery I gave my wife when she said she had never read a mystery and wanted to try it. She's now a complete mystery buff.

... I am also on Ravelry. I'm very impressed with both sites. I have to fit work into my life but I'm reading like crazy...The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers (an oldie but goodie). I stopped knitting for a bit to crochet market bags for myself and my daughter. They are adorable, a fabulous ...

Just finished The Finder by Colin Harrison. Enjoyed it very much. Now reading The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers and loving her style and wit.

I'm reading The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers...starting it tonight

My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy by Kim Philby My Ninety Years by Martha Louise Black The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers The Medieval Tailor's Assistant by Sarah Thursfield Fabulous Feasts: Medieval Cookery and Ceremony by Madeleine Pelner Cosman

... books of Patrick O'Brien The Lord Peter Wimsey books of Dorothy L. Sayers, (particularly Murder must advertise, the nine tailors, and the later ones with Harriet Vane). The Foreigner series by C J Cherryh The Antryg Windrose books by Barbara Hambly.

... that I have read, and his most recent. He included two protagonist from his previous books. I agree with your view of The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers. It is one of the few books I have listened to on audio tape. It made a 12-hour round trip drive quite a pleasure. It made a lasting ...

... nobody has mentioned Dorothy Sayers--she's my favorite of all. In addition to the two you mentioned I would add The Nine Tailors in the "outstanding" list (as opposed to the just "great" list!) I also feel, for newbies who are mystery nuts and will want to read all of them--reading ...

... listen to and much more melodious than I expected. Anyone interested in a good bell-ringing book should rush off to read The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers.

Yes to having read The Pilgrim's Progress (and what a long journey that was!) How about Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers?

I am so glad you liked Nine Tailors--It is one of my favorite books. I agree with you , it goes well beyond the genre category and is great literature--on so many levels. Nice comment you made.

#1- Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers I love mysteries I can't believe I hadn't read Sayers before! The Nine Tailors is a beautifully-written story that goes beyond being a clever whodunnit and into the realm of great literature. This tale of bell ringing is detailed and nuanced, and the ...

... ane 9. Hangman's Holiday (1933) (Short stories) 10. Murder Must Advertise (1933)--one of the best without Harriet 11. The Nine Tailors (1934)--one of the best--period! 12. Gaudy Night (1935)--and Harriet Vane (my personal favorite Sayers novel) 13. Busman's Honeymoon (1937) 14. In ...

... o The Thirty Nine Steps The Nine Bright Shiners The Nineteenth wife Ninety East Ridge Nineteen Seventy Four The Nine Tailors I have to admit that I found most of these just by searching for 'Nine' in the title field of our State library website, and most of them seem to be ...

... provoking and wouldn't have been a book I would have picked out on my own. The one that will stay with me the most is The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers which was so much more than I expected. Truly mystery as great literature.

... provoking and wouldn't have been a book I would have picked out on my own. The one that will stay with me the most is The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers which was so much more than I expected. Truly mystery as great literature.

When my wife asked me something similar many years ago, I got her started with Dorothy Sayers' The Nine Tailors, a Lord Peter Wimsey mystery. She's been a mystery buff ever since. Seems like it might fit your reading tastes, too.

the nine tailors by dorothy l. sayers, my favourite Lord Peter Wimsey mystery, conjours up the Fens in wintertime.

... a little ashamed to admit that, until this month, I'd never read a Lord Peter Wimsey novel. I was urged to try this one (The Nine Tailors) by a close friend whose reading-judgement I trust but, to be honest, I wasn't all that impressed. I suspect most of my problem was because of the ...

... Together 3 Monster Love 4 Visits From the Drowned Girl 5 World Without End 6 The Great Plague 7 The Nine Tailors 8 The Book That Changed My Life 9 The Bad Quarto 10 The Sandcastle 11 Love Remains 12 Elizabeth and Leicester A bit of a mixed ...

While I am here, I might as well weigh in on the Dorothy Sayers books as well. The Nine Tailors (without Harriet) and Gaudy Night (with Harriet are probably my two favorites. I do not think you can go wrong with Sayers, but I second MusicMom's suggestion of reading Have His Carcase before ...

... it second. The Lord Peter books without Harriet can be read in pretty much any order. My two favorites would be The Nine Tailors and Murder Must Advertise. However, the books with Harriet are a different kettle of fish, imo. Gaudy Night is about Harriet coming to terms ...

Is it The Nine Tailors?

Is it The Nine Tailors?

... Stella Gibbons 8.Like Water for Chocolate 9.Animal's People by Idra Sinha Mystery 1.Murder Must Advertise 2.Nine Tailors 3.Have His Carcase 4.Documents In the Case 5.The Moonstone 6.The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett 7.Nemesis by Agatha Christie 8.The Talented Mr Ri ...

... of railway schedules and could-X-have-been-at-Y-by-time-Z questions . . . and thus it *feels* like a puzzle story. Sayers The Nine Tailors does something similar with bell-ringing. Both are also excellent novels aside from the puzzle aspects. John Dickson Carr's detective, Dr. Gideon Fell, ...

I wrote a novel for national novel-writing month, and a friend who read it to give me a critique recommended The Nine Tailors as an example of how much technical detail one could include in a work of fiction -- in this case on bell-ringing. So I got the book and enjoyed it very much (no, mine ...

... four year old. He needs to start early if he wants to read the whole list! Also on dock are Murder Must Advertise and The Nine Tailors. I like mysteries and can't believe I never got around to them.

... ads: Charlotte's Web The Enormous Egg A Wrinkle in Time Harry Potter Dorothy Sayers - especially Gaudy Night, The Nine Tailors and Murder Must Advertise The Source by James A. Michener Pride and Prejudice Agatha Christie - especially Nemesis, The Tuesday Club Murders ...

Six of One, by Rita Mae Brown Jewel of Seven Stars, by Bram Stoker Eight Cousins, by Louisa May Alcott The Nine Tailors, by Dorothy L. Sayers Ten Nights in a Bar-room, by T.S. Arthur

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers Revelation by C J Sansom and the non-fiction The Suspicions of Mr Whicher:A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summersca ...

... multiple times. I just joined this group, don't know why I waited.b My favorites are Murder Must Advertise and The Nine Tailors for non-Harriet books, and Gaudy Night for Harriet. The only book I really don't like and have never been able to re-read without putting down is Fi ...

I've read and enjoyed all of your "N" books. To follow my mystery trend for the "M" books, I choose The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers. I just love those Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries!

Just for fun: The Nine Tailors Of Human Bondage (Martin Eden, Agnes Grey, Jane Eyre, Mrs Dalloway, Fanny Hill, Kim, Siddhartha, Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord) Back over A Severed Head On the Road In Cold Blood In the Heart of the Country As if I am not There. *ED ...

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers The Tailor of Panama by John Le Carre The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter The Barber of Putney by J B Morton Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters by J D Salinger

... Murder Must Advertise is definitely in the upper tier, and I read it pretty soon afterwrds. I personally liked having The Nine Tailors as my last book, although it's one of my favorites.

... I think I'll re-read them, interspersing them with my 888 challenge books. #26 dihiba. Murder Must Advertise and The Nine Tailors are both about Wimsey only. You should read the Vane-Wimsey books, starting with the first one Strong Poison. Harriet Vane is a writer accused of ...

I have a copy of The nine tailors that refuses to connect with the rest of them: link. It did when I first added it, but after I changed it's title, it doesn't, and it doesn't show up on the author page to be combined.

Karenmarie - I do love Dorothy Sayers and this is my second time reading The nine Tailors. I read fast (for plot) and fortunately I forget a lot so I can read a book again in a few years and be delighted all over again. I think what I like best about her books is the setting and the atmosphere ...

Zeldalou - what did you think of The Nine Taylors? I love Dorothy Sayers and that is one of my favorites. As far as British comic writing, you might want to consider The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull. It's about a young man who tries to murder his aunt in 1930s Wales. I found ...

#6 The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers

... I adore Murder Must Advertise - advertising really hasn't changed much since then, has it? Whiffling around Britain.... The Nine Tailors might be my favorite Sayers besides Gaudy Night. The only one I have trouble re-reading is Five Red Herrings - don't know why because the story is ...

How about Sayers' The Nine Tailors? I like Gaudy Night and Murder Must Advertise also.

9. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers - my first book by Sayers (British mystery series - Lord Peter Wimsey). Really enjoyed it. Will be reading more of hers.

#163: I especially enjoyed The Nine Tailors. The information on change ringing is interesting by itself and a friend tells me his in-laws thought Sayers' description of the fen country accurate. I like Dorothy L. Sayers mysteries because she generally sticks to the resolution of a single ...

#160 - amanaceerdh - that was my favourite historical novel ever - I now have my own copy to reread some day. I am reading The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers - I like the British murder mysteries;this is my first by Sayers. Am enjoying it a lot. I will probably try one of Antonia Frase ...

... detectives in other mediums, I'm just about to listen, via 'Listen Again', to BBC Radio 4's reading of Sayers's The Nine Tailors, the "Book at Bedtime" for the next two weeks. Touchstone for AC will, surprisingly, not load.

The nine tailors was the first thing I thought of, too. A more recent book set mostly in the Fens and with a flood scene almost as dramatic as Sayers' is Patrick Gale's The facts of life. Simon Raven wrote quite a few books set partly in Cambridge and the Fens - I'm not sure which, ...

... Back for Murder by Agatha Christie mystery, play From Thunder to Breakfast by Hube Yates & Gene K. Garrison nonfiction The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers mystery 1106 Grand Boulevard by Betty Dravis fiction The Red Knight of Germany by Floyd Gibbons quit reading nonfiction The Kno ...

... I'm going to start Gone With the Wind, The Red Knight of Germany and The Knocker on Death's Door. Still working on Nine Tailors

Started The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers, a re-read with a group. Love it.

... & Taylor (another thread of this group) in Catalogue of Crime, they almost never agree. For one example among many, The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers.

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers

... Heck, if Harriet hadn't had an illicit relationship with Philip Boyes, she'd never have met Peter! There's bigamy in The Nine Tailors, a suggestion of lesbianism in Unnatural Death, repressed sexuality in The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, etc., etc. Oh, look! SueDNim in Talking Piffle : Talking Piffle Message Board (Aug 2, 2007, 5:08pm)

Good job, deedeeinfj. Thanks for the group. My favorites? With Harriet: Gaudy Night Sans Harriet: The Nine Tailors or Murder Must Advertise. I can't decide.

#6:myshelves: Is it The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers?

... 8 by John O'Hara The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

... 8} by John O'Hara The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

... One Cookie: a novel by Cochrane Lambert A Land of Two Halves: An Accidental Tour of New Zealand by Joe Bennett The nine tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish by Dr. Seuss

... of Witness Unnatural Death The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club The FIve Red Herrings Murder must Advertise The Nine Tailors Strone Poison Have His Carcase Gaudy Night Busman's Honeymoon There is also an enjoyable collection of short stories, but I would read a few ...

... way too many books on the go right now, but as for mysteries, I'm reading Messenger of Truth (the latest Maisie Dobbs), The Nine Tailors (which I'm having a bit of trouble getting into - I love it, but there's a lot of time devoted to bell-ringing!), and Killing the Shadows.

... Herrings 1931 Have His Carcase 1932 Hangman's Holiday 1933 (short stories) Murder Must Advertise 1933 The Nine Tailors 1934 Gaudy Night 1935 Busman's Honeymoon 1937 as well as other non-Wimsey writings, at least as far as I know. Checking my library, I was ...

... Red Herrings (1931) APA: Suspicious Characters (1931) Have His Carcase (1932) Murder Must Advertise (1933) The Nine Tailors (1934) Gaudy Night (1935) Busman’s Honeymoon (1937) Thrones, Dominations - 1 (1938) A Treasury of Sayers Stories - 2 (1958) SS Lo ...

... by Robert A Heinlein Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows by Harry Harrison The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers Ten Plus One by Ed McBain

Don't know if any of you are keeping up with this group, but I would love to be a part of it. The Nine Tailors is high on my list of non-Harriet books, but I must stick with the first, Strong Poison for my Harriet books. Sets the stage, so to speak. LibraryThing is going to make me more ...

I tend to think of Murder Must Advertise as being in the middle, neither early nor late. My husband loves The Nine Tailors but it's probably not for everyone. Dick Francis: try High Stakes, Enquiry. and Risk.

... you in the British/Irish Crime group as well. Busman's Honeymoon and Gaudy Night are my favorites as well, though The Nine Tailors and Murder must Advertise are my favorite non-Harriet novels.

... a lot, though, especially the diary entries and letters at the beginning. My favorite without Harriet is probably The Nine Tailors. Has anyone read The Seven Deadly Sins in the Work of Dorothy L. Sayers, by Janice Brown? A very interesting perspective on her work.