A Whole New World, by executrix (PG)

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Fandom: Lord Peter Wimsey
Pairing: Harriet/Peter
Length: 878 words
Author on LJ: executrix

Why this must be read:
I enjoy any well-written Wimseyfic, but I must admit that if I have an OTP, it’s Peter/Harriet. This delightful piece by executrix is set in an early stage in their relationship, as they are both feeling their way into whatever it will become. The romance is charming, and the period detail is entrancing and essential (and even educational), giving it a wonderfully precise sense of time and place. The Peter's POV narrative has a wonderfully in-character and humorous voice - a difficult task pulled off with aplomb.

"That was fascinating!" Harriet said. "I almost wish I wrote the Jules Verne sort of romance, so I could have a book on the stalls by the New Year, set on the new planet."

"If it had inhabitants, I'm sure they'd be after murderin' each other to the great advantage of your bank balance," Peter said. "It doesn't say much for the Man in the Street that the lecturer had to break it all down into words of one syllable."

"I was grateful," Harriet said. "Although it made me aware that, like Sherlock Holmes of blessed memory, my astronomical knowledge is…a trifle weak."

Read it here.