Gaudy night

Description:

Harriet Vane attends her Gaudy (reunion) at Oxford to find a mystery brewing. The first part of the book involves Harriet and the dons (professors) at her college. Lord Peter Wimsey also helps with the investigation by mid-book. The romantic tensions between Harriet and Peter are explored. Gaudy Night is rich with literary allusions and is beautifully written.

subjects: Fiction,  Private investigators,  Lord Wimsey, Peter (Fictitious character),  Harriet Vane (Fictitious character),  Women detectives,  Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character),  Vane, Harriet (Fictitious character),  Large type books,  Fiction, mystery & detective, general,  Wimsey, peter, lord (fictitious character), fiction,  England, fiction,  Krimi,  Krminalroman,  Detektivroman,  crime novel,  campus,  university,  college,  womens' college,  Frauenbildung,  female education,  Frauenrechte,  women's rights,  students,  Whodunnit,  marriage,  social roles,  social restrictions,  Emanzipation,  emancipation,  Familie,  Studentenstreiche,  students' pranks,  Mode,  fashion,  Kleidungsregeln,  clothing rules,  Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional,  Vane, harriet (fictitious character), fiction

People: Peter Wimsey Lord (Fictitious character) (1890-),  Harriet Vane,  Peter Wimsey,  Lord Saint-George (Peter Wimsey's nephew)

Places: England,  Oxford,  Oxford (England),  UK,  Shrewsbury College,  Wilvercombe,  Bodleiana,  Christ Church College,  Balliol College,  Cherwell (river)

Times: 1935