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Dorothy L. Sayers

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born
in Oxford, England, The United Kingdom
June 13, 1893

died
December 17, 1957

gender
female

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genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Poetry, Nonfiction


About this author

Dorothy Leigh Sayers (Oxford, 13 June 1893 – Witham, 17 December 1957) was a renowned British author, translator, student of classical and modern languages, and Christian humanist.

Dorothy L. Sayers is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between World War I and World War II that feature English aristocrat and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. However, Sayers herself considered her translation of Dante's Divina Commedia to be her best work. She is also known for her plays and essays.


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Dorothy L. Sayers's Books

Average rating: 4.05 · 106,459 ratings · 4,913 reviews · 163 distinct works · Similar authors
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wi...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 12,286 ratings — published 1923 — 92 editions
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Unnatural Death (Lord Peter...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 8,506 ratings — published 1927 — 32 editions
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Murder Must Advertise (Lor...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 7,756 ratings — published 1933 — 54 editions
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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wim...
4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 7,639 ratings — published 1935 — 43 editions
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Strong Poison (Lord Peter W...
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 8,208 ratings — published 1931 — 49 editions
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Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Pe...
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 6,664 ratings — published 1936 — 41 editions
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Clouds of Witness (Lord Pet...
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 6,227 ratings — published 1926 — 60 editions
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Five Red Herrings (Lord Pet...
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 6,077 ratings — published 1931 — 42 editions
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Have His Carcase (Lord Pet...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 5,184 ratings — published 1932 — 35 editions
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The Nine Tailors (Lord Pete...
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 5,122 ratings — published 1934 — 36 editions
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Series by Dorothy L. Sayers

Whose Body? Clouds of Witness Unnatural Death The Unpleasantness at the B... Strong Poison Five Red Herrings Have His Carcase
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries (14 books)
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4.08550837761834 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 93,523 ratings
Whose Body? Clouds of Witness Unnatural Death The Unpleasantness at the B... Strong Poison Have His Carcase Murder Must Advertise
Lord Peter Wimsey Chronological (11 books)
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4.0982052150355575 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 73,825 ratings

Quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers

“Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night
tags: abilities, clichés, double-standards, empowerment, feminism, gender, greatness, husbands, hypocrisy, men, misogyny, skills, stereotypes, wives, women
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“Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers
tags: books, character-development, growth, reading
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“Do you find it easy to get drunk on words?"

"So easy that, to tell you the truth, I am seldom perfectly sober.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night
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