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Whose Body?

Dorothy Leigh Sayers

Whose Body?

Paper book: €21.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1923
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
449
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Crime and Thriller
Moods
Solve a mystery
Translated from
English

Book summary

One morning in London, a modest architect finds in his bath the body of a stranger, wearing nothing but a gold pince-nez. On the same day, a rich financier vanishes without a trace. Lord Peter Wimsey, an elegant aristocrat and amateur detective, takes up the case with the help of Bunter, his faithful manservant.

It is the first case for Lord Peter, a hero as funny as he is brilliant, whose light-hearted manner hides a formidable nose for the truth.

With its humorous dialogue, this novel is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

浴缸里的陌生死者。在伦敦,腼腆的建筑师西普斯先生在自家浴缸里发现了一具陌生男尸。死者全身上下只戴着一副金边眼镜。

The world of the book

1920年代的优雅伦敦。故事发生在第一次世界大战后不久的伦敦。彼得勋爵住在市中心的大街皮卡迪利,一套面对公园的漂亮公寓里。他收藏古书,还会弹钢琴。他的男仆邦特在战争中曾是他的部下,如今协助他查案,并为线索拍照。

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