469 pages
English language
Published June 2, 1986 by Harper & Row.
Gaudy night
4 stars
(1 review)
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
- Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Vane, Harriet (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Private investigators -- England -- Oxford -- Fiction
- Women detectives -- England -- Oxford -- Fiction
- Oxford (England) -- Fiction