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Definition of Sayers, Dorothy L. in English: Sayers, Dorothy L.proper nounˈseɪəzˈsā-ərz (1893–1957), English novelist and playwright; full name Dorothy Leigh Sayers. She is chiefly known for her detective fiction featuring the amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey; titles include The Nine Tailors (1934).
Definition of Sayers, Dorothy L. in US English: Sayers, Dorothy L.proper nounˈsā-ərz (1893–1957), English novelist, translator, essayist, and playwright; full name Dorothy Leigh Sayers. She is chiefly known for her detective novels that feature amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey and include Murder Must Advertise (1933) and The Nine Tailors (1934). She translated the medieval French La Chanson de Roland and Dante's La Divina Commedia. Her plays include The Devil to Pay (1939).
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