During the Trump administration, more people sought sanctuary in churches in Philadelphia than any other city in the United States. The city was also on the front lines of progressive policy making, defending its sanctuary policies in federal court. In this collection of essays and interviews, a diverse set of authors examine the promise and limits of sanctuary. Contributors include Carmela Apolonio Hernández, who spent over three years living in sanctuary to resist deportation, community ...

Arnold Bennett's The Grand Babylon Hotel is a sparkling fin‑de‑siècle entertainment that doubles as a sly anatomy of modern luxury. When American millionaire Theodore Racksole, affronted by a refusal to serve his daughter Nella a simple steak, impulsively purchases London's most opulent hotel, he inherits a labyrinth of secret suites, shadowed cellars, and imperial intrigues. The disappearance of Prince Eugen of Posen draws Racksole and Nella into a transnational conspiracy involving the i...

Set between the Staffordshire Potteries and Paris, The Old Wives' Tale traces the bifurcating lives of Constance and Sophia Baines from youthful shop assistants to old age, through marriage, commerce, flight, and loss. Bennett's spacious realism - precise in material detail, steady in pace, and quietly psychological - turns the ordinary into event. Moving from Bursley's drapery to the 1870-71 Siege of Paris, the novel makes time its protagonist. Within the Edwardian realist tradition and i...

Gordon Rutherford, a young writer, finds himself in a dangerous dilemma when he is the only witness to the accidental death of an acquaintance. Because of the strange circumstances of the case, Rutherford knows that if he goes to the police he will almost certainly be accused of murder. But if he disposes of the body and conceals the accident, he will destroy any chance of proving his innocence. The terrible decision Rutherford is forced to make - and the even more terrible consequences th...

Step into a world of clever puzzles and refined wit with Lord Peter Views the Body, a captivating collection of short mysteries featuring the brilliant amateur detective, Lord Peter Wimsey. From baffling murders to ingenious crimes, each story presents a fresh challenge that only Wimsey’s sharp intellect and keen observation can unravel. With elegance, humor, and surprising twists, Dorothy L. Sayers delivers classic detective fiction at its finest. ️ A masterclass in traditional mystery ...

Discover Dorothy L. Sayers' inimitable Golden Age detective in this newly published collection of the complete Lord Peter Wimsey stories.Presented in chronological order, these short stories see Lord Peter Wimsey bringing his trademark wit and unique detection skills to all manner of mysteries. From poisoned port to murder in fancy dress, Wimsey draws on his many skills - including his expertise in fine wine and appreciation of fine art - to solve cases far and wid...

Dorothy L Sayers' amateur sleuth returns in this collection of three stories, featuring a brand new introduction from crime writer Catriona McPherson. A must-read for fans of the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey, as well Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries**.**'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily TelegraphThree of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstr...

'To write a book is hard; to write a funny book is harder; to write a funny book both wise and funny is the prerogative of Mr. Mikes' The Times_________________________If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour.So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identi...

Constance and Sophia Baines are two very different sisters. The book follows their lives from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age. Considered one of Bennett's finest works. It covers a period of about 70 years.

Choice selections from the Wimsey family’s correspondence during World War II.Intended by Dorothy Sayers primarily as a form of commentary on the war, on topics ranging from British life and government to foreign powers and dreams for the post-war future, it serves as a fascinating appendix to the adventures of Lord Peter Wimsey and his companions.Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest ...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain] The Man Who Knew Too Much,The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [G.K Chesterton] The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Nebuly Coat [John Meade Falkner] The Chestermarke Instinct,The Middle of Things,The Orange-Yellow Diamond,The Paradise Mystery [Joseph Smith Fletcher] Helen Vardon's Confession,The Singing Bone{R. Austin Freem...

The Wimsey Papers are a series of articles by Dorothy L. Sayers published between November 1939 and January 1940 in The Spectator. They had the form of letters exchanged by members of the Wimsey Family and other characters familiar to readers from the Lord Peter Wimsey detective novels, but were in fact intended to convey Sayers' opinions and commentaries on various aspects of public life in the early months of the Second World War, such as black-out, evacuation, rationing and the need of ...