The Lord Peter Wimsey Mailing List FAQ
Abbreviations
Novels:
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WHOS
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Whose Body?
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CLOU
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Clouds of Witness
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UNNA
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Unnatural Death
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VIEW
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Lord Peter Views the Body
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UNPL
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Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
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STRO
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Strong Poison
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FIVE
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Five Red Herrings
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CARC
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Have His Carcase
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HANG
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Hangman's Holiday
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MURD
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Murder Must Advertise
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NINE
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The Nine Tailors
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GAUD
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Gaudy Night
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BUSM
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Busman's Honeymoon
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STRI
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Striding Folly
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EVID
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In the Teeth of the Evidence
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LORD
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Lord Peter
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DOCU
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The Documents in the Case
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WIMS
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The Wimsey Papers
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THRO
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Thrones, Dominations*
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PRES
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A Presumption of Death*
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These abbreviations were compiled by Kristopher J. Preacher.
Short Stories
Stories are here listed in the order in which they appear in the collected volume
LORD PETER
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Fing
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The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers
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Ques
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The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question
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Uncl
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The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will
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Horr
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The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag
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Joke
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The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker
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Bone
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The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention
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Foot
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The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran
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Tast
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The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste
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Head
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The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head
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Stom
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The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach
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Face
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The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with no Face
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Cave
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The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba
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Mirr
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The Image in the Mirror
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Elop
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The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey
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Quee
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The Queen's Square
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Neck
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The Necklace of Pearls
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Evid
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In the Teeth of the Evidence
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Else
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Absolutely Elsewhere
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Stri
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Striding Folly
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Haun
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The Haunted Policeman
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Talb
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Talboys
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Gree
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Greedy Night (by E.C. Benson)
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These abbreviations compiled by Katharine Mills.
* Novels completed by Jill Paton Walsh at the behest of the Sayers Estate. THRO is based upon a novel that
Sayers started and never intended to finish, and PRES is very loosely based upon WIMS.