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Dorothy L. Sayers

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    (June 13, 1893-December 17, 1957)
    Created the Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series
    Wrote 'Whose Body (1923),' 'Strong Poison (1930),' 'Murder Must Advertise (1933),' 'The Nine Tailors (1934),' 'Gaudy Night (1935),' 'Busman's Honeymoon (1937)' and 'The Mind of the Maker (1941)'
    Translated Dante's 'Divine Comedy (1949-1962)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She was an anti-Semite.
    She wrote an unpublished essay about how Jews are always 'bad citizens,' no matter where they live.
    She also hated Americans.
    She had a baby out of wedlock and abandoned him.
    J. R. R. Tolkien despised her.
    It is said she literally fell in love with Lord Peter Wimsey, a fictional character she created.
    She invented a female character based on herself, and then made Lord Peter fall in love with her.
    She was a cute young woman who grew up to be a dumpy old chunk.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She battled with censors over the sex, violence and religion in her writings.
    She eventually got sick of the Lord Peter Wimsey character, but her fans kept begging for more.
    The Wimsey stories are still popular.
    Her writings on religion and ancient times were very influential.
    She encouraged women to educate themselves as much as possible.
    When fundamentalist Christians protested a radio play she wrote about Jesus, she thanked them for the free publicity.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 17.65% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 46 Votes: 63.04% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 62.16% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 62 Votes: 75.81% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 69 Votes: 68.12% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 250 Votes: 75.20% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 213 Votes: 69.01% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 40 Votes: 67.50% Annoying