Contents Listing
Scope and Contents
Busman’s Honeymoon is a Lord Peter Wimsey / Harriet Vane detective story which began as a stage play co-authored by Dorothy L. Sayers and her Somerville College friend, Muriel St. Clare Byrne. The production opened on the London stage in December 1936, and was first published as a play version in 1937. The story was subsequently expanded into a novel by Sayers and published in 1939.
The material in this archive was acquired at auction from Sotheby’s in London by the Wade Center in 2012. The original Sotheby’s lot included in this archive is: Lot 104, v.
Dates
- Created: 1935-1946
Conditions Governing Access
Copies or publication of unpublished materials by Dorothy L. Sayers require permissions from the Sayers Literary Executor.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.00 box : 10 folders
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Marion E. Wade Center Repository