Dorothy L. Sayers
1893 – 1957
Dorothy Leigh Sayers was a noteworthy British author, poet, translator and copywriter who had a particular interest in writing mystery, thriller and non-fiction. She was also a renowned crime writer, playwright, Christian humanist and an essayist. Dorothy used to love studying modern and classical languages during her growing years. As far as her career as a novelist is concerned, Dorothy L. Sayers best known for writing her mystery novel series, which were a series of thriller novels and short stories set between the 1st and 2nd World Wars. The mysteries written by Dorothy feature the main character in the form an amateur sleuth and English aristocrat named Lord Peter Wimsey. The character sketch of Lord Peter Wimsey was done in such an interesting manner by Dorothy that it still remains one of the popular characters in a mystery series. However, according to her, the translation of Divine Comedy by Dante is her best work of her career. Apart from writing novels and short stories, Dorothy also used to visit plays and literary shows. Dorothy was born on 13 June 1893 in Oxford, United Kingdom and died on 17 December 1957 at the age of 64 in Witham, Essex, United Kingdom. She was the only child of her parents and was born in the Christ Church Cathedral where her father, Henry Sayers was a chaplain. He was also the headmaster of the Choir school. Dorothy began learning the Latin language from her father at the age of 6.