The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
1928
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is a 1928 detective novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, featuring her iconic character Lord Peter Wimsey. The story begins with the mysterious death of ninety-year-old General Fentiman at a prestigious London gentlemen's club on Armistice Day, raising questions about the timing of his demise and its implications for a substantial inheritance. Sayers combines dark humor with intricate character interactions as Wimsey navigates the complexities of family relationships and financial motives to uncover the truth behind the General's death.
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“Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.””
— Dorothy L. Sayers
“Books, you know, Charles, are like lobster-shells. We surround ourselves with ’em, and then we grow out of ’em and leave ’em behind, as evidences of our earlier stages of development.””
— Dorothy L. Sayers
“Yes, and look at the corpses. Place always reminds me of that old thing in Punch, you know”
— Dorothy L. Sayers
“Aristotle, chiefly,” replied Wimsey. “He says, you know, that one should always prefer the probable impossible to the improbable possible.””
— Dorothy L. Sayers
“I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me.””
— Dorothy L. Sayers
“What in the world, Wimsey, are you doing in this Morgue?” demanded Captain Fentiman, flinging aside the Evening Banner with the air of a man released from an irksome duty.””
— Dorothy L. Sayers
“It’s the self-defence of the first-class mind against the superior person,””
— Dorothy L. Sayers
“I'm never serious. That's what my friends dislike about me.””
— Dorothy L. Sayers
“Yes, I know. The moment I found she preferred burgundy to champagne I had the highest opinion of her.””
— Dorothy L. Sayers
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