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Sayers   /sˈeɪərz/   Listen
Sayers

noun
1.
English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957).  Synonyms: Dorothy L. Sayers, Dorothy Leigh Sayers, Dorothy Sayers.





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"Sayers" Quotes from Famous Books



... it is pleasant to find how well the events of the day are still remembered by the peasantry of the neighbourhood. There is no fear, as there is said to be in the neighbourhood of Worcester, of an inquirer after the field of battle being taken to see the scene of a battle between some local Sayers and Heenan. The Norman of every rank, when let alone by Frenchmen, is a born antiquary, proud of the ancient history of his country, and taking an intelligent interest in it which in England is seldom to be found ...
— Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine • Edward A. Freeman
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... eighteenth Royal Irish Fusileers, shortly after deserted, and then gave himself up; was court-martialed, dishonorably discharged, and given a sentence of six months which he served in Brixton's Military Prison, London. In 1887, at the age of nineteen, under the name of Henry Sayers, he joined the Welsh Division of the Royal Artillery, whence he deserted two months later and sold a kit and coat belonging to another recruit; was apprehended, tried and given a sentence of six months. In all, he was dishonorably ...
— Studies in Forensic Psychiatry • Bernard Glueck
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