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The Moving Toyshop (1946) is a work of detective fiction by Edmund Crispin, featuring his recurrent sleuth, Gervase Fen, an Oxford professor of English Language and Literature.
- Edmund Crispin
- 1946
Richard Cadogan's Oxford holiday turns into a mystery solving adventure full of dangerous twists and unexpected turns. After an eventful train journey, Cadogan arrives in Oxford late at night only to realise that he has forgotten the exact address of his stay.
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Dec 10, 2020 · The moving toyshop by Crispin, Edmund, 1921-1978. Publication date 1958 Topics Fen, Gervase (Fictitious character), Fen, Gervase (Fictitious character ...
In this classic British detective novel, a poet on holiday in Oxford stumbles upon a woman's body in a toyshop at night, only to find the shop has vanished by morning. Teaming up with an eccentric literature professor, the poet embarks on a whimsical and cerebral quest to solve the mystery, navigating a labyrinth of literary references, quirky ...
Battling with limerick clues, an unsual will, an impossible murder and disappearing evidence, the bookish duo rampage through the university town determined to find answers. Crispin's most...
- Edmund Crispin
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- The Moving ToyshopIsis Hardcover
May 15, 2014 · The Moving Toyshop, first published in 1946, is Edmund Crispin's most famous novel featuring eccentric amateur detective, Gervase Fen.
Jun 6, 2013 · The moving toyshop; a detective story. by. Crispin, Edmund, 1921-1978. Publication date. 1970. Topics. Fen, Gervase (Fictitious character), English teachers. Publisher. Elmsford, N.Y., London House & Maxwell.
