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'''Dorothy Leigh Sayers''' ([[Oxford]], [[13 June]] [[1893]] – [[Witham]], [[17 December]] [[1957]]) was a renowned [[United Kingdom|British]] [[author]], [[translator]], student of classical and modern languages, and [[Christian humanism|Christian humanist]]. '''Dorothy Leigh Sayers''' ([[Oxford]], [[13 June]] [[1893]] – [[Witham]], [[17 December]] [[1957]]) was a renowned [[United Kingdom|British]] [[author]], [[translator]], student of classical and modern languages, and [[Christian humanism|Christian humanist]].
-She is best known for her mysteries, a series of [[novel]]s and [[short stories]] set between [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] that feature English [[Aristocracy|aristocrat]] and [[Detective fiction|amateur sleuth]] [[Lord Peter Wimsey]]. However, Sayers herself considered her [[translation]] of [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]'s ''[[The Divine Comedy|Divina Commedia]]'' to be her best work. She is also known for her [[Plays of Dorothy L. Sayers|plays]] and essays.+She is best known for her mysteries, a series of [[novel]]s and [[short stories]] set between [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] that feature English [[Aristocracy|aristocrat]] and [[Detective fiction|amateur sleuth]] [[Lord Peter Wimsey]]. However, Sayers herself considered her [[translation]] of [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]'s ''[[The Divine Comedy|Divina Commedia]]'' to be her best work. She is also known for her [[play]]s and essays.
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Dorothy Leigh Sayers (Oxford, 13 June 1893Witham, 17 December 1957) was a renowned British author, translator, student of classical and modern languages, and Christian humanist. She 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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