A collection of golf stories from the celebrated satirist: "A delight. Wodehouse's drives . . . were deadly accurate when writing about the game." — The Boston GlobeP. G. Wodehouse, Britain's beloved satirist and author of the famous Jeeves series, often said he wished he'd spent more time playing golf and less "fooling about writing stories and things." Happily for all of us, the prolific writer often took his pen to the green.In Fore!...

A collection of fourteen classic animal stories featuring "Monkey Business, "Ukridge's Dog College," "Open House," and others from the comic master.Fans already familiar with Wodehouse the Connoisseur of Country Houses or Wodehouse the Golfing Enthusiast have a real and unexpected treat in store for them in this remarkable anthology, which highlights a previously overlooked Wodehouse—the Keen Animal Observer, a Wodehouse worthy of a special place of honor. Since the...

Drought remains the biggest single threat from climate change to the production of key cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. Cereals also respond in complex ways to drought stress, making improved drought tolerance a challenging trait to achieve. With many cereals recognised as staple food crops due to their nutritional value, more research is required into improving drought tolerance as a means of ensuring the future food security of millions.Developing drou...

Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover at an ad agency to find out who pitched a copywriter down a flight of stairs: "Delightful reading" ( The New York Times ).The iron staircase at Pym's Publicity is a deathtrap, and no one in the advertising agency is surprised when Victor Dean tumbles down it, cracking his skull along the way. Dean's replacement arrives just a few days later—a green copywriter named Death Bredon. Though he ...

Nineteen tales of romantic entanglements from one of British literature's comedic stars, the author of the Jeeves novels.First published in 1914, these short stories by P. G. Wodehouse deal with matters of the heart in all their complicated glory. From the struggling artist and his lovely downstairs neighbor in "The Man Upstairs" to a playwright's romantic rescues in "Deep Waters" to a matrimonial sweepstakes in "The Good Angel," Wodehouse captures the circumstance...

A mystery from one of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction's four Queens of Crime: a suspicious death and a treasured heirloom spell trouble for the gentleman sleuth."Wonderfully plotted…. A marvelous mixture of witchcraft, sacred relics and ancient oaths. [Allingham was a] rare and precious talent."— The Washington Post"Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light."—Agatha ChristieEstranged from his fathe...

Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg confront menaces from purloined pearls to poisoned port in tales from "one of the greatest mystery story writers" ( Los Angeles Times ).In the annals of mystery writing, Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg are among the most memorable detectives. Lord Peter—noble by birth, brilliant by nature—is a fly in the ointment of criminals across Britain, turning up whenever the police ask him to le...

In three stories, Lord Peter Wimsey confronts land barons, killers—and fatherhood: "One of the most skillful of mystery writers" ( The New York Times ).For decades, Lord Peter Wimsey has made life tough for England's criminal class. In town and country he solved some of the most baffling mysteries of the Jazz Age, facing down killers armed only with wit, charm, and a keen nose for deception. His ...

While ringing in the New Year, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers some old crimes: "A rattling good mystery" ( Kirkus Reviews ).Lord Peter Wimsey and his manservant Bunter are halfway across the wild flatlands of East Anglia when they make a wrong turn, straight into a ditch. They scramble over the rough country to the nearest church, where they find hospitality, dinner, and an invitation to go bell-ringing. This ancient art is s...

Presented here is a four-book collection of the early Lord Peter Wimsey novels by Dorothy L. Sayers: Whose Body?, Clouds of Witness, Unnatural Death and the short story collection Lord Peter Views the Body.Created by Sayers in 1923, the adventures of Lord Peter Wimsey - aristocrat, amateur sleuth and renowned dilettante - would eventually expand to fifteen novels and the character of Lord Peter would become one of the most beloved and revered figures in 20th century mystery fiction...

"The special qualities of Dorothy Sayers' writing are seen here at their best" as Lord Peter battles to solve the murder of a war hero ( Saturday Review ).Even the Bellona Club's most devoted members would never call it lively. Its atmosphere is that of a morgue—or, at best, a funeral parlor—and on Armistice Day the gloom is only heightened. Veterans of the Great War gather at the Bellona not to hash over old victories, bu...

In this installment of the "literate and delightful" Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Harriet Vane's honeymoon with the dapper British detective is marred by murder ( Chicago Tribune ).It took several near-death experiences for Lord Peter Wimsey to convince Harriet Vane to be his wife, but she has finally relented. When the dapper detective marries Britain's most popular mystery author—just a few short years after rescuing her...