#dorothylsayers

[greenmirror]

Oxford about a hundred years ago. I was there this morning and it's not that different bar the traffic... The soot and ivy has been scrubbed off the walls! Dorothy Sayers would have recognised this - in fact, she was awarded her MA in 1920 when the rules changed.

[considermycat]

Finished #reading Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers #books #fiction #dorothylsayers #gaudynight #oxford #harrietvane https://www.instagram.com/p/CT0OLjxsGs9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rj-anderson]

What can I say about the Lord Peter Wimsey series that hasn’t been said, eloquently and at length, by other lovers of Golden Age mystery fiction, 20th century British literature, sparkling wit, and smart, character-driven romance? But they are high up on the list of the #booksthatmademe, so I’m going to try. . Despite being fond of mysteries in general and historical British mysteries in particular, I didn’t know these books existed until I was in my early twenties. But once I’d read the series, and particularly the four Wimsey/Vane books beginning with STRONG POISON and continuing on through HAVE HIS CARCASE, GAUDY NIGHT and BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON, Dorothy L. Sayers instantly became one of my all-time favourite authors, and a huge and lasting influence on me as a writer. . It’s not that Sayers is flawless, or that every aspect of her stories captivates me equally. But what she absolutely nailed, for me, was creating two main characters who were fascinatingly complex, delightfully clever, and lovable despite (and sometimes because of) their brokenness. Both Peter and Harriet have been wounded in different ways, and both wear different armour to hide it. Peter is breezy and glib-tongued, while Harriet is guarded and prickly. But they’re constantly challenged and gradually disarmed by one another as they work to solve the mysteries presented to them, and I never get tired of seeing those walls gradually come down. . I don’t make a secret of the fact that A POCKET FULL OF MURDER and A LITTLE TASTE OF POISON owe a lot to these books. Nobody else would write me the YA Peter and Harriet-inspired book I kept asking for, so I ended up writing it as MG instead. The Uncommon Magic duology is peppered with allusions to the Wimsey novels, it takes place in a similar time period, and while Quiz and Isaveth are not the same characters as Peter and Harriet, they never would have existed without them. . If you like mysteries even a little bit and you haven’t read the Wimsey books, you should. . . . #bookstagram #bookish #BookRecommendations #mysteries #dorothylsayers #lordpeterwimsey #harrietvane #classicmysteries #britishmystery #goldenagemystery #writinginspirations https://www.instagram.com/p/B_EKwkZgwQl/?igshid=1s39m4je49yts

[skillsmurdermysteries]

"The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people seem to think, repose in bed, but a campaign of action."

—Lord Peter Wimsey, Busman’s Honeymoon

[greenmirror]

[bitofbookishness]

Currently reading (okay, struggling through) this marvellous allegory. I am really enjoying it, and appreciating the spiritual edification Dante offers, and the helpfulness and wit of Sayers’ notes, but I have a lot of other things too, so it’s hard to let go of them and sink into this. #dantealighieri #thedivinecomedy #purgatorio #dorothylsayers #literature #medievalliterature #100daysofdante https://www.instagram.com/p/CZrBkdgpmmw5-UTa6OiyeFszVdpDmJXx1pClMk0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[shadowserver86]

#Quotes #DorothyLSayers #DorothyLSayersQuotes #QuoteOfTheDay https://www.instagram.com/p/CWynFBjlzex/?utm_medium=tumblr

[littlegingerbookninja]

🇬🇧 I finished one of my all time favourite books, but I read it for the first time in English. I just love #busmanshoneymoon by #dorothylsayers so much. It’s a very interesting case and Peter‘s and Harriet‘s love is just amazing and great. And this #edition is soo cute. 🇩🇪 Ich hab endlich mal wieder eins meiner Lieblingsbücher gelesen, aber zur Abwechslung mal in einer anderen Sprache und in einer super süßen Edition. Und ich mochte es wie immer super gerne. Der Fall ist spannend und ungewöhnlich und Peters und Harriet’s Liebesgeschichte ist einfach wunderschön. #currentlyreading #bookstagram #booklover #crimefiction #britishcrimefiction #littlegingerbookninja #vintage https://www.instagram.com/p/CWYZAl5sKA4/?utm_medium=tumblr