Whose Body?: A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapters I and II Abstract

* Lord Peter Wimsey, on his way to a rare book auction, returns home when he discovers he has forgotten his catalog.
* Peter takes a telephone call from his mother who informs him a body has been found in the bathtub of a Mr. Alfred Thipps.
* Peter...
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