Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893-1957) was a pioneering English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, and translator, whose work left an indelible mark on 20th-century literature. Born in Oxford, she was one of the first women to graduate from Somerville College, Oxford, in 1915. Sayers is best known for her detective fiction featuring the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, a character that revolutionized the genre with his blend of wit, charm, and intellectual prowess.
