Morris Bishop (1893–1973)
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Morris Bishop (1893-1973) was educated & taught for many years at Cornell University. One of the worlds most lucid & knowledgeable commentators on the Middle Ages, he was also a biographer, a translator, & a masterly writer of light verse. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Bishop, Morris Gilbert
- Syntymäaika
- 1893-04-15
- Kuolinaika
- 1973-11-20
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- New York, New York, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Ithaca, New York, USA
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Yonkers, New York, USA - Koulutus
- Cornell University (BA)
Cornell University (MA) - Ammatit
- scholar
historian
biographer
essayist
translator
anthologist - Organisaatiot
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1973)
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- #18,384
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- ISBN:t
- 51
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- 3
The mystery itself is interesting - two murders and the disappearance of a very rare, very valuable book - but it does move at a slow pace. However, the wonderfully eccentric cast of characters keep this story from losing traction. The main protagonist , Gilda, chief cataloguer and amateur sleuth, especially, makes for a strong woman in what, I suspect would have been a bastion of maleness at the time. The solution itself was a bit dated but, in fairness, likely reflected contemporaneous ideas. Then again many of those beliefs seem to be coming back again so maybe not so dated. Overall, I quite enjoyed this book.
This is the only mystery Bishop wrote and that's a shame because it really deserves a sequel or two. I listened to the audiobook version narrated by Todd Menesses who does a terrific job of bringing the characters to life.
I received an audiobook of this novel from Netgalley and Highbridge Audio in exchange for an honest review… (lisätietoja)