The Problem of the Surly Servant (A Charles Dodgson & Arthur Conan Doyle mystery) - Hardcover

Rogow, Roberta

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0709070527 ISBN 13: 9780709070528

Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

It is May 1886 and all is not well at Christ Church, Oxford. The curator of Christ Church, the Reverend Mr. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (better known as the author Lewis Carroll), is expecting a visit from Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle-an aquaintance and would-be writer-and his wife when he learns of a series of troubling events. The wine cellar seems to have mysteriously become depleted, while some of the students and faculty have begun complaining that many small personal items-have begun disappearing from their rooms. Over at Lady Margaret Hall, one of the female students finds herself the subject of blackmail, with a photo taken of her as a child by Mr. Dodgson the object. And Lord Nevil Farlow, pressed by gambling debts and in financial difficulty, finds himself contemplating a desperate manoeuvre to come about. In the midst of all of this is Ingram, an insolent scout, whom Dodgson believes has been going through his things in his room and fires after a public disagreement witnessed by half the college. So that evening, when Dr. Dodgson discovers the murdered body of Ingram on the grounds, the only suspect for miles around is Dodgson himself. Now it is up to Doyle, with Dodgson's help, to find out how these various disturbances are related and uncover the truth about Ingram's murder before disgrace, or worse, lands at Dodgson's feet.

Edition details

• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0709070527
• ISBN 13: 9780709070528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 235