The Dorothy L Sayers Society

Welcome to the home pages of the Dorothy L Sayers Society.

There is some more information here on the Society, including how to join.

Or you can read a very short biography of DLS.

If you are interested in discussing the works of (or anything else about) DLS, there are several very good places to start (apart from this site, of course!). In fact, there are so many good places around that we’ve put links on a page of their own. If you know of any useful links to other pages which are relevant to DLS, her life, works, or indeed anything else vaguely related, please let us know.

If you have a question about DLS or her works, do also have a look at our own Frequently Asked Questions page – your question might already have been answered!

If what you find on this site encourages you to join, please mention that you found us on the Net when you write in!

HIGHLIGHTS:

(Don’t forget to check our News page for details of forthcoming events, including “stop-press” entries which have arrived since the latest Bulletin!)

The Christ of the Creeds and Other Broadcast Messages to the British People during World War II by Dorothy L Sayers, with an introduction and notes by Suzanne Bray, will be published on DLS' birthday, 13 June 2008. Copies can be pre-ordered at a discounted price direct from us – see this page for full details.
Our Actors’ Award for 2007-08 has been awarded to Sam Donovan in a ceremony at the Unicorn Theatre. Please read more here about this award and our Music Award.
The Wimsey Family by C W Scott-Giles has been republished by the Society. Copies can be purchased direct from us – see this page for full details.
Volume 24 of SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review is now available, and all other volumes are available for order.
Lesley Simpson, who took many of the photographs in the The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion, and who can often be seen at Sayers events wielding her camera, has set up a photo gallery at Fotopic, where you can order copies – either as ordinary photos, or printed on various types of merchandise.
Les Origines Du Roman Policier, a broadcast talk which Dorothy L Sayers was planning to give in 1940, has been translated by Society member Suzanne Bray, and published by the Society with an extensive introduction and notes. It is now available for purchase direct from us – see this page for full details.
Stocks of The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion Second Edition have now run out. The Third Edition will be published online and, if there is sufficient demand, on CD-ROM: work is progressing well, and we hope to launch it in 2009. Meanwhile, you may be able to find copies of both the first and second editions on the second-hand market.
Credit card payment is available online for membership subscriptions and for some other items. Please see here for the options which are available for new and existing members for payment of subscriptions.

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