Dorothy Sayers: Where do I start?

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Having never read a single word by Dorothy Sayers before...

― Jeff LeVine (Jeff LeVine), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

At the begining, of course! The Lord Peter Whimsey/Harriet Vane novels are progressive w/r/t character development especially so start with Whose Body?, then Clouds of Witness, then Unnatural Death, etc etc.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 19:29 (nineteen years ago)

Absolutely agree with Laurel. The later books assume a knowledge of the development of the characters and the things they've done in the earlier books.

― andyjack (andyjack), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

If you don't feel like reading all of the Wimsey books straight through, I recommend Murder Must Advertise, and then three in the Harriet Vane storyline: Strong Poison, Have His Carcase and Gaudy Night, in that order. There's a fourth Harriet Vane book, Busman's Holiday, but imo it isn't quite as good as the previous three.

― Gail S, Tuesday, 4 April 2006 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

Isn't she in Nine Tailors, as well? But that's a very late one.

― Laurel (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Yes she is (I think...long time since I read them), and that's the last book and very relevant to the relationship between Wimsey and Vane.

― andyjack (andyjack), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 12:34 (nineteen years ago)

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