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24%OFFLord Dunsany - The Two Bottles of Relish. The Little Tales of Smethers and Other Stories.  - 9780008159382 - V9780008159382
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The Two Bottles of Relish. The Little Tales of Smethers and Other Stories.

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Description for The Two Bottles of Relish. The Little Tales of Smethers and Other Stories. Paperback. BIC Classification: FC; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.

Lord Dunsany mixes reality with fantasy in this forgotten collection of modern detective stories. Some are macabre, others have a lighter and more amusing touch, but every story stimulates the imagination and reveals the acknowledged master of the short story at his very best.

SMETHERS is a travelling salesman for Numnumo, who make a relish for meats and savouries. He shares a flat with an Oxford graduate called Linley, who fancies himself as a detective and to whom Scotland Yard is inclined to turn if they encounter a particularly challenging ... Read more

Amongst the hundreds of fantasy stories for which the Irish dramatist, poet and writer Lord Dunsany became deservedly famous there was one solitary little book of detective stories. Selected by Ellery Queen as an ‘unequivocal keystone’ in the history of crime writing, this quirky collection is a mixture of the masterful and the macabre, a book that lovers of detective stories and tales of the unexpected will want to savour.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008159382
SKU
V9780008159382
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99

About Lord Dunsany
Born in 1878 to the second oldest title in the Irish peerage, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, was a writer and dramatist, mostly of fantasy. He published more than 80 books as Lord Dunsany, including hundreds of short stories, as well as successful plays, novels and essays. Educated at Cheam, Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he ... Read more

Reviews for The Two Bottles of Relish. The Little Tales of Smethers and Other Stories.
‘The book is a treasure-trove – no less than 26 tales of crime and detection, all illumined by Lord Dunsany’s charm and wit, and his individualistic style. The first nine stories record the exploits of Mr Linley, including that undeniable modern classic, “The Two Bottles of Relish”.’ ELLERY QUEEN ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Two Bottles of Relish. The Little Tales of Smethers and Other Stories.


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