Dorothy L. Sayers






Dorothy L. Sayers

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born
December 13, 1901

died
December 17, 1957

gender
female

place of birth
Oxford, England, The United Kingdom

genre
Mystery & Thrillers


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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Gaudy Night Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 4.28 — 1,932 ratings — published 1935
29 editions
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Murder Must Advertise Murder Must Advertise
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 4.12 — 1,378 ratings — published 1933
36 editions
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Busman's Honeymoon Busman's Honeymoon
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 4.16 — 1,259 ratings — published 1943
28 editions
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Strong Poison Strong Poison
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 4.07 — 1,209 ratings — published 1930
41 editions
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Whose Body? Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #1)
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 3.80 — 1,227 ratings — published 1923
45 editions
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Have His Carcase Have His Carcase
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 3.94 — 1,124 ratings — published 1968
24 editions
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The Nine Tailors The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 4.06 — 1,065 ratings — published 1934
26 editions
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Clouds of Witness Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #2)
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 3.89 — 1,013 ratings — published 1926
34 editions
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The Unpleasantness at the Bell... The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 3.85 — 910 ratings — published 1963
25 editions
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Unnatural Death Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #3)
by Dorothy L. Sayers
avg rating 3.88 — 871 ratings — published 1927
27 editions
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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
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"Why do you want a letter from me? Why don't you take the trouble to find out for yourselves what Christianity is? You take time to learn technical terms about electricity. Why don't you do as much for theology? Why do you never read the great writings on the subject, but take your information from the secular 'experts' who have picked it up as inaccurately as you? Why don't you learn the facts in this field as honestly as your own field? Why do you accept mildewed old heresies as the language of the church, when any handbook on church history will tell you where they came from?
Why do you balk at the doctrine of the Trinity - God the three in One - yet meekly acquiesce when Einstein tells you E=mc2? What makes you suppose that the expression "God ordains" is narrow and bigoted, while your own expression, "Science demands" is taken as an objective statement of fact?
You would be ashamed to know as little about internal combustion as you know about Christian beliefs.
I admit, you can practice Christianity without knowing much theology, just as you can drive a car without knowing much about internal combustion. But when something breaks down in the car, you go humbly to the man who understands the works; whereas if something goes wrong with religion, you merely throw the works away and tell the theologian he is a liar.
Why do you want a letter from me telling you about God? You will never bother to check on it or find out whether I'm giving you personal opinions or Christian doctrines. Don't bother. Go away and do some work and let me get on with mine."
Dorothy L. Sayers
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"Nothing goes so well with a hot fire and buttered crumpets as a wet day without and a good dose of comfortable horrors within."
Dorothy L. Sayers
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