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Dorothy L. Sayers

1997 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 1997
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 533/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Dorothy L. Sayers by : Barbara Reynolds

Download or read book Dorothy L. Sayers written by Barbara Reynolds. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery writer Dorothy Sayers is loved and remembered, most notably, for the creation of sleuths Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. As this biography attests, Sayers was also one of the first women to be awarded a degree from Oxford, a playwright, and an essayist--but also a woman with personal joys and tragedies. Here, Reynolds, a close friend of Sayers, presents a convincing and balanced portrait of one of the 20th century's most brilliant, creative women. 30 b&w photos.

The Just Vengeance

2011-07-20 Religion
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Release : 2011-07-20
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 153/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Just Vengeance by : Dorothy L. Sayers

Download or read book The Just Vengeance written by Dorothy L. Sayers. This book was released on 2011-07-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this play, Dorothy L. Sayers addressed the crimes and problems of human life, especially those of the victors in war, in an entirely novel way, by precipitating an airman in the very moment of his death back into the company of citizens of the "City," in this case, Lichfield. The citizens range from Adam and Eve (Adam himself the inventor of the axe which kills Abel) together with other biblical characters in the history of redemption brought to new life as members of the City (e.g., Judas is a common informer). Others bear burdens of shame, toil, fear, poverty, and ingratitude. Former inhabitants (e.g., George Fox, Dr. Johnson) help the airman see that no more than they can he shift the burden of guilt and grief that they all share. There is but one remedy, to join the "Persona Dei" carrying his cross, finding indeed that he bears their burdens for them. The "Persona Dei" is finally seen in resurrection and glory.

The Nine Tailors

1962 Fiction
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Release : 1962
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 997/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Nine Tailors by : Dorothy Leigh Sayers

Download or read book The Nine Tailors written by Dorothy Leigh Sayers. This book was released on 1962. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bell strokes toll out the death of an unknown man, and summon Lord Wimsey to East Anglia to solve the mystery.

Subversive

2020-11-10 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2020-11-10
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 766/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Subversive by : Crystal Downing

Download or read book Subversive written by Crystal Downing. This book was released on 2020-11-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known for her bestselling detective novels, Dorothy L. Sayers lived a fascinating, groundbreaking life as a novelist, feminist, Oxford scholar, and important influence on the spiritual life of C.S. Lewis. This pioneering woman not only forged a literary career for herself but also spoke about faith and culture in revolutionary ways as she addressed the evergreen question of to what extent faith should hold on to tradition and to what extent it should evolve with a changing culture. Thanks to her unmatched wisdom, prophetic tone, and insistent strength, Dorothy Sayers is a voice that we cannot afford to ignore. Providing a blueprint for bridge-building in contemporary, polarizing contexts, Subversive shows how Sayers used edgy, often hilarious metaphors to ignite new ways to think about Christianity, shocking people into seeing the truth of ancient doctrine in a new light. Urging readers to reassess interpretations of the Bible that impede the cause of Christ, Sayers helps twenty-first-century Christians navigate a society increasingly suspicious of evangelical vocabularies and find new ways to talk and think about faith and culture. Ultimately, she will inspire believers, on both the right and the left, to evaluate how and why their language perpetuates divisive certitude rather than the hopeful humility of faith, and will show us all a better way forward.

The Attenbury Emeralds

2011-01-04 Fiction
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Release : 2011-01-04
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 56X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Attenbury Emeralds by : Jill Paton Walsh

Download or read book The Attenbury Emeralds written by Jill Paton Walsh. This book was released on 2011-01-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1936, Dorothy L. Sayers abandoned the last Lord Peter Wimsey detective story. Sixty years later, a brown paper parcel containing a copy of the manuscript was discovered in her agent's safe in London, and award-winning novelist Jill Paton Walsh was commissioned to complete it. The result of the pairing of Dorothy L. Sayers with Walsh was the international bestseller Thrones, Dominations. Now, following A Presumption of Death, set during World War II, comes a new Sayers-inspired mystery featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, revisiting his very first case. . . . It was 1921 when Lord Peter Wimsey first encountered the Attenbury Emeralds. The recovery of the gems in Lord Attenbury's dazzling heirloom collection made headlines—and launched a shell-shocked young aristocrat on his career as a detective. Thirty years later, a happily married Lord Peter has just shared the secrets of that mystery with his wife, the detective novelist Harriet Vane. Suddenly, the new Lord Attenbury—grandson of Lord Peter's first client—seeks his help to prove who owns the emeralds. As Harriet and Peter contemplate the changes that the war has wrought on English society—and Peter, who always cherished the liberties of a younger son, faces the unwanted prospect of ending up the Duke of Denver after all—Jill Paton Walsh brings us a masterful new chapter in the annals of one of the greatest detectives of all time.

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