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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

Name: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
Author: Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is a 1928 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her fourth featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. Bellona is a Roman goddess of war. The Bellona Club is a gentleman's society for war veterans.

“Lord Peter Wimsey: 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.”

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The Unpleasantness at The Bellona Club (1928)
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