Dorothy L. Sayers

SAYERS, DOROTHY L., 1893 to 1957

Dorothy L. Sayers

English crime writer, playwright, essayist and Christian writer.

Books
22
Editions tracked
28
First editions
22
Nationality
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Earliest first editionWhose Body?Boni and Liveright, 1923 Most editions trackedClouds of Witness2 editions
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  1. 1923Whose Body?Boni and Liveright
  2. 1927Clouds of WitnessHarcourt, Brace
  3. 1927Unnatural DeathGollancz
  4. 1928The Unpleasantness at the Bellona ClubErnest Benn
  5. 1928Lord Peter Views the BodyGollancz
  6. 1930Strong PoisonGollancz
  7. 1930The Documents in the CaseErnest Benn
  8. 1931The Five Red HerringsGollancz
  9. 1931The Floating AdmiralHodder & Stoughton
  10. 1932Have His CarcaseGollancz
  11. 1933Murder Must AdvertizeGollancz
  12. 1933Hangman's HolidayGollancz
  13. 1933Ask A PolicemanArthur Baker
  14. 1934The Nine TailorsGollancz
  15. 1935Gaudy NightGollancz
  16. 1936Six Against Scotland YardDoubleday, Doran & Company
  17. 1937Busman's HoneymoonHarcourt, Brace
  18. 1940In the Teeth of the Evidence, and Other StoriesHarcourt, Brace
  19. 1941The Mind of the MakerMethuen
  20. 1941The Man Born to Be KingGreening
  21. 1971Lord PeterHarper & Row
  22. 1972Striding Folly, Including Three Final Lord Peter Wimsey StoriesNew English Library
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Dorothy L. Sayers was born in 1893 and died in 1957.

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