What is the best Dorothy Sayers mystery?

CIS: The Best of Dorothy L Sayers

• The Nine Tailors (1934) The isolated village of Fenchurch St Paul in the East Anglian Fenlands becomes the central character in this haunting, atmospheric novel.
• Murder Must Advertise (1933)
• Strong Poison (1930)
• Have His Carcase (1932)
• Gaudy Night (1935)

What did Dorothy Sayers write?

Sayers wrote short stories that featured not only Lord Peter but also another detective creation, Montague Egg. She also published an anthology of the detective story, The Omnibus of Crime (1929).

Did Dorothy Sayers go to Oxford?

Her father later moved to the living of Christchurch, in Cambridgeshire. In 1912, Sayers received the Gilchrist Scholarship for Modern Languages to Somerville College, Oxford where she studied modern languages and medieval literature and was taught by Mildred Pope. She graduated with first-class honours in 1915.

Did Agatha Christie know Dorothy Sayers?

It has been said that, partially due to her shyness, Christie had few intimate female friends. But with Sayers she established an important working friendship, and one on which each woman was able to draw for support through the glory years of their success.

Where can I find Dorothy L Sayers’works?

The following are works of Dorothy L Sayers published by Hodder & Stoughton. Click on a book cover to order directly from the publisher. Most of these are available as an audio file here CDs and cassettes can be found secondhand on the internet also. Please contact the Society for further information. Audio book also available

What did Dorothy Sayers do for Dante?

Her critical analyses of Dante were popular and influential among scholars and the general public, although there has been some criticism that she overstressed the comedic side of his writing to make him more popular. Sayers died in December 1957 after suffering a sudden stroke. Op. I Whose Body?

How many Wimsey stories did Dorothy Sayers write?

The Wimsey stories were popular, and successful enough for Sayers to leave the advertising agency where she was working. She also wrote 11 Montague Egg stories and several non-series stories.

When did Dorothy Sayers write the Divine Comedy?

As early as 1929 Sayers had produced an adaptation—from medieval French—of the poem Tristan by Thomas of Britain, and in 1946 she began to produce translations of Dante, firstly the four Pietra canzoni then, from 1948, the canticas of the Divine Comedy.

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