Takes place in the weeks following Armistice Day, which is November 11 (the date of the German surrender in World War I, now called Veteran's Day in the US). The victim of this story is supposed to have been on a swimming holiday, therefore it likely occurred in summer. "The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face"
"The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach" "The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste" Miss Climpson's letter in Chapter IV states that the story begins around April, 1927. "The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker" As he is at university in Gaudy Night, which occurs in 1935, and is described by Harriet as being not more than "21 or 22", so this story likely occurred in 1925. "The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head" "The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag" "The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will" "The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question" The bulk of this story occurs in 1920, according to the text, but it's told in flashback and probably occurs around this time. "The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers"
The first few pages make it clear that no short stories could have occurred between this novel and its predecessor. Peter was born in 1890, so is 32 in this novel, which takes place in November.ĭespite a 1927 copyright, this story takes place only about a year after Whose Body? Peter is referred to as being 33 in the story, which takes place in October and November. "The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran"Įarly in the story is the sentence, "It was a Sunday afternoon in that halcyon summer of 1921." This then is the chronologically earliest Lord Peter story, although "Copper Fingers" has a flashback which occurs in 1920. The short stories rarely give a clue as to when they occur, so I've kept them in the order in which they appear in that volume unless the story gives me reason to place it elsewhere. All the short stories can be found in the volume Lord Peter. Stories in italics are novels, while those in "quotes" are short stories. (I've also been doing the same for Margery Allingham's Albert Campion series.) The goal of this chronology is to provide a guide for the order in which the stories should be read, and therefore I've avoided giving spoilers in this chronology. To my surprise, no one had assembled such a page on the Web. I created this page because back when I started reading the Peter Wimsey stories - around 1999 - I wanted to know what order to read them in. Sayers: The Lord Peter Wimsey StoriesĪ Chronology of Lord Peter Wimsey Stories Sayers: The Lord Peter Wimsey Stories Dorothy L.
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