![]() ![]() They had both become well-known Christian authors (Sayers had recently published The Mind of the Maker, Lewis had published The Screwtape Letters). In 1942, Sayers wrote a fan letter to C.S. She slowly moved from writing detective fiction to dramas and religious nonfiction.Ĩ. In 1941, Sayers’ radio play The Man Born to Be King aired in Britain. Williams inspired Sayers’ interest in Dante.ħ. In 1933, Sayers learned via her publisher that Charles Williams loved her new book The Nine Tailors, which led to them meeting. In 1926, Sayers married WWI veteran and writer Anthony “Mac” Fleming.Ħ. Awkward circumstances (see below) led Sayers to give John Anthony to her cousin, Ivy Shrimpton, a foster mother.ĥ. In 1924, Sayers gave birth to her only child, John Anthony. In 1923, Sayers published her first detective novel, Whose Body? Sayers wrote 11 novels and various short stories featuring the hero, amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey.Ĥ. Oxford did not give women degrees, so she didn’t receive her Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages until 1920.ģ. ![]() In 1915, Sayers graduated from Somerville College, Oxford. Sayers was born in Oxford to Reverend Henry Sayers and his wife, Helen.Ģ. 10 Important Events in the Life of Dorothy L. ![]() Lewis and shocking many Christians with her plays about Christ’s life. Not only was Sayers a memorable writer, but she also lived a remarkable life that included friendship with C.S. Sayers (1893-1957), her writing is memorable. Maybe you know her mystery novels, or maybe you are reading her Dante translation. ![]()
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