“I always have a quotation for everything — it saves original thinking.”
Welcome to one fan’s attempt to understand the references — literary, historical and otherwise — in the Lord Peter Wimsey mystery stories by Dorothy L. Sayers.
This is a work-in-progress, so it is incomplete. Questions, suggestions and corrections are always welcome. Shoot me an e-mail about it.
The Novels
Whose Body?
Clouds of Witness
Unnatural Death
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
Strong Poison
The Five Red Herrings
Have His Carcase
Murder Must Advertise
The Nine Tailors
Gaudy Night
Busman’s Honeymoon
Thrones, Dominations
A Presumption of Death
The Attenbury Emeralds
The Late Scholar
The Short Stories
The Abominable History of the Man With the Copper Fingers *
The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question
The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager’s Will
The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag
The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker
The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention
The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran *
The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste
The Learned Adventure of the Dragon’s Head
The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach
The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face
The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba
The Image in the Mirror
The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey
The Queen’s Square
The Necklace of Pearls
In the Teeth of the Evidence
Absolutely Elsewhere
Striding Folly
The Haunted Policeman
Talboys