DLS and some of her contemporaries formed the ‘Mutual Admiration Society’ when they were up at Somerville College, Oxford. Mo Moulton’s book details the lives and careers of these interesting women, who remained friends of DLS throughout her life.
The Mutual Admiration Society by Mo Moulton
On 1 February, some of us will be gathering in The Lady Ottoline Hotel, Bloomsbury, the first of our 2020 events. We are fortunate to have as our guest speaker, Francesca Wade, author of Square Haunting, detailing the lives and adventures of women writers who lived in Mecklenburgh Square during the early 20th Century. One of the famous residents of the Square was Dorothy L Sayers, another, Virginia Woolf. we are delighted that Francesca can be with us.
We will also be presenting our Actor Award to Lucie Capel. Further information on our Actor Award and the work of the Theatre Centre can be found here
Square Haunting by Francesca Wade
This is a reading group devoted to discussions of the Lord Peter Wimsey novels by Dorothy L. Sayers, with excursions into the short stories, Monty Egg and the Jill Paton Walsh continuations. More information, plus a link can be found here
Lord Peter Wimsey
More information about the novels and stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey here
Friends Charis M. Ellison and Sharon Hsu produce, record and host a fortnightly podcast on the Lord Peter Wimsey novels and stories. The podcasts discuss the books, the historical context and other themes emerging from the books. If you are a fan of podcasts and DLS, you can explore further here
At the Sydney Fringe in September, 2019, a play by Jo Kadlecek , ‘Speak…Easy’ featured three writers named Dorothy: Dorothy L Sayers, Dorothy Parker and Dorothy Day. More information can be found here
At our lunch in Oxford at Balliol College in June 2019, our most recent award winner, Ben Welford was presented with the annual Actors’ Award by Chair, Seona Ford. Further information about the Award and our collaboration with the Theatre Centre can be found here
Ben Welford, Actors’ Award Winner with Seona Ford, Chair
The Society has published a collection of works by Dorothy L. Sayers:
God, Hitler and Lord Peter Wimsey: Selected Essays, Speeches and Articles by Dorothy L Sayers, edited, with Preface and Commentary by Professor Suzanne Bray.
This collection includes ‘The Wimsey Papers’ letters between LPW, Harriet and others that were published in The Spectator during WWII.
Please contact the Society if you would like to buy a copy.
In a discussion of a recent inheritance case, Jill Paton Walsh and Seona Ford discuss two novels by DLS. Listen here.