Book Description
Lord Peter Wimsey’s enduring presence and popularity are a tribute to his creator, Dorothy L. Sayers. In this book, McGregor and Lewis explore how Sayers used her fictional hero to comment on, and come to terms with, the social upheaval of the time: world wars, the crumbling of the privileged aristocracy, the rise of democracy, and the expanding struggle of women for equality. Scholars of the Modern Age, fans of the mystery genre, and admirers of Sayers’s fiction are sure to appreciate this incisive examination of the literary, social, and historical context of the author’s most popular work.


About the Author
Robert Kuhn McGregor teaches in the Department of History at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Ethan Lewis teaches in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Lord Peter Wimsey-amateur detective, man of fashion, talented musician, and wealthy intellectual-is known to legions of readers. His enduring presence and popularity is a tribute to his creator, Dorothy L. Sayers, who brought Lord Peter to life during "the long week-end" between the First and Second World Wars, as British aristocracy began to change, making way for a modern world.