Gaudy night

By Dorothy L. Sayers

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

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.