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Can I read Conundrums for the Long Week-End : England, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Lord Peter Wimsey on EtoBox?
Conundrums for the Long Week-End : England, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Lord Peter Wimsey by Ethan Lewis; Robert Kuhn McGregor is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Conundrums for the Long Week-End : England, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Lord Peter Wimsey about?
<p>Lord Peter Wimsey-amateur detective, man of fashion, talented musician, and wealthy intellectual-is known to legions of readers. His enduring presence and popularity is a tribute to his creator, Dorothy L. Sayers, who brought Lord Peter to life during "the long week-end" between the First and Second World Wars, as British aristocracy began to change, making way for a modern world.<p> In <I>Conundrums for the Long Week-End</I>, Robert McGregor and Ethan Lewis explore how Sayers used her fictional hero to comment on, and come to terms with, the social upheaval of the time: world wars, the crumbling of the privileged aristocracy, the rise of democracy, and the expanding struggle of women for equality.</p>
Who reads Conundrums for the Long Week-End : England, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Lord Peter Wimsey?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ethan Lewis; Robert Kuhn McGregor
- Publisher
- The Kent State University Press
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780873386654
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.86 / 5 (56 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14