- Brabazon, James. Dorothy L.: A Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981.
- Clarke, Stephan P. The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion. Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex: Dorothy L. Sayers Society, 2002.
- Reynolds, Barbara. Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul. New York: St. Martins Press, 1993.
Dorothy L. Sayers Resources
Reading Sayers: Where to Begin
Dorothy L. Sayers Resources
[Note that for many of the Wade authors there are numerous smaller collections which hold primary materials in addition to those listed above. For more information, contact the Wade Center archival staff.]
Film footage of Canterbury Festival Plays and Dorothy L. Sayers
Enjoy viewing rare 1930s footage from three Canterbury Festival play productions by Charles Williams and Dorothy L. Sayers, and footage of Sayers herself, in these silent film excerpts by amateur British filmmaker Sydney Bligh, discovered in 2011.
Film footage by Sydney Bligh, shared by kind permission of Helen Jarrett and The Canterbury Amateur Film Archive at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Footage in this clip is from the productions of Cranmer of Canterbury by Charles Williams (1936), The Zeal of Thy House (1937), and The Devil to Pay (1939) by Dorothy L. Sayers. These were performed during the Canterbury Festival, and the film footage is on the grounds of Canterbury Cathedral. Sayers herself appears briefly as well. More information on the plays and these films may be found in the short film Seeking Sydney about the life and work of Sydney Bligh.
This clip shows Dorothy L. Sayers in attendance at the "Dedication of Benefactors' Windows" event at King's School in Canterbury on June 17, 1939.
Dorothy L. Sayers and 'The Man Born to be King'
The Revd. Canon Michael Hampel, Precentor at St Paul's Cathedral and member of the Dorothy L. Sayers Society, talks about the life and work of Dorothy L Sayers.