Two Bottles of Relish: The Little Tales of Smethers and Other Stories

di Lord Dunsany (Autore)

Oliver J. Hembrough (Narratore)

HarperCollins, 2017

Lord Dunsany mixes reality with fantasy in this forgotten collection of modern detective stories. Some are macabre, others have a lighter and more amusing touch, but every story stimulates the imagination and reveals the acknowledged master of the short story at his very best. SMETHERS is a travelling salesman for Numnumo, who make a relish for meats and savouries. He shares a flat with an Oxford graduate called Linley, who fancies himself as a detective and to whom Scotland Yard is inclined to turn if they encounter a particularly challenging mystery. When a pretty young girl disappears and her lodger is suspected of murdering her, two bottles of Numnumo relish are the only clues, and Smethers is sent to gather more information . . . Amongst the hundreds of fantasy stories for which the Irish dramatist, poet and writer Lord Dunsany became deservedly famous there was one solitary little book of detective stories. Selected by Ellery Queen as an ‘unequivocal keystone’ in the history of crime writing, this quirky collection is a mixture of the masterful and the macabre, a book that lovers of detective stories and tales of the unexpected will want to savour. Lord Dunsany's collection of fiction stories is a top choice for those seeking a blend of reality and fantasy. His masterful storytelling will transport you into a world of detective tales filled with macabre and amusing twists. For fans of Tanya Kirk (Chill Tidings), Margot Bennett (The Widow of Bath), E.C.R. Lorac (Checkmate to Murder), Stephen Jones (The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror), and Maurice Leblanc (The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar).

• Autore: Lord Dunsany
• Narratore: Oliver J. Hembrough
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 08:48:56
• Anno edizione: 2017
• Editore: HarperCollins
• EAN: 9780008159399

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