I like Ann better than Lizzie, but I love Pride and Prejudice too. And I also think Persuasion is much better written, but then, of course, they do represent the beinning and the end of an authorship.
Quick question, do the Wimsey books need to be read in order or are they fine any old way?
Yes and no. They are written in order and time progress; Lord Peter is 33 in the first novel and 45 in the last, but if you don't mind reading back and forth, then you can read most of them out of order. There are references to old cases but in a non-spoilery way. But I think Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon are best read in order. They have a love story as a second plot which I think would make better sense read in order. Gaudy Night also contains a spoiler for Unnatural Death.
I read the Harriet Vane-books first, for the sole reason it was the ones my parent owned, and the read rest wildly out of order. Whose Body, the very first one, is the weakest, and Five Red Herringss rather muddled, and I know people who started with those and then never read further. My personal favourites, apart from Gaudy Night are Nine Tailors and Murder Must Advertise.
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Quick question, do the Wimsey books need to be read in order or are they fine any old way?
Yes and no. They are written in order and time progress; Lord Peter is 33 in the first novel and 45 in the last, but if you don't mind reading back and forth, then you can read most of them out of order. There are references to old cases but in a non-spoilery way. But I think Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon are best read in order. They have a love story as a second plot which I think would make better sense read in order. Gaudy Night also contains a spoiler for Unnatural Death.
I read the Harriet Vane-books first, for the sole reason it was the ones my parent owned, and the read rest wildly out of order. Whose Body, the very first one, is the weakest, and Five Red Herringss rather muddled, and I know people who started with those and then never read further. My personal favourites, apart from Gaudy Night are Nine Tailors and Murder Must Advertise.