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Title: The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: 1937-1943, From Novelist to Playwright by Dorothy L. Sayers, Barbara Reynolds ISBN: 0-312-18127-2 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: From Wimsey to religion
Comment: Dorothy L Sayers was much more than a writer of detective novels. From the late 1930's until her death, she was also in great demand as a writer and speaker on religious issues. She wrote a series of radio plays on the life of Christ called "The man born to be king", and the sensation caused by these made her into an instant "expert" on religion in the eyes of the public and the media of the day. The letters dealing with the writing and production of the plays are fascinating. The uproar caused by an actor portraying Jesus was unbelievable (Christ hadn't been portrayed on stage since Oliver Cromwell's time), and Sayers was accused of blasphemy because she used everyday language instead of only the words of the Bible. There's very little about her detective novels in this volume of letters, but I still found them full of interesting insights into the life of a writer. Sayers' very distinctive voice comes through, and her letters to friends are lots of fun. Her joy at receiving a lemon as a present during the war (unobtainable due to rationing) is wonderful, as are her discussions with her husband on the best way to use this treasure. A fascinating collection of letters from one of my favourite writers.
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Title: The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers: 1899-1936: The Making of a Detective Novelist by Dorothy L. Sayers, Barbara Reynolds, P. D. James ISBN: 0312140010 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul by Barbara Reynolds ISBN: 0312153538 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Whimsical Christian: 18 Essays by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0020964307 Publisher: Collier Books Pub. Date: March, 1987 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Conundrums for the Long Week-End : England, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Lord Peter Wimsey by Robert Kuhn McGregor, Ethan Lewis ISBN: 0873386655 Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Creed or Chaos? Why Christians Must Choose Either Dogma or Disaster (Or, Why It Really Does Matter What You Believe) by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 091847731X Publisher: Sophia Inst Pr Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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