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“Well-bred English people never have imagination.”

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In this novel, a skilled detective navigates a intricate investigation, uncovering secrets and deceit amidst a web of intrigue. more

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Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers was an English writer renowned for her detective novels. Her works are celebrated for their unique literary style and profound insights into criminal psychology. Sayers' detective novels typically feature the character of Valery West, a female detective, whose stories offer not only suspenseful plots but also delve into moral and philosophical issues. more

“If we did not know all His retorts by heart, if we had not taken the sting out of them by incessant repetition in the accents of the pulpit, and if we had not somehow got it into our heads that brains were rather reprehnsible, we should reckon Him among the greatest wits of all time. Nobody else, in three brief years, has achieved such an output of epigram.”

Ifs Knows Should Years Heart Three Jesus Christ Brain Taken Jesus Christ Wit All Time Accents Repetition Pulpit Output Epigrams Incessant Retorts

Author:Dorothy L. Sayers

“God was executed by people painfully like us, in a society very similar to our own ... by a corrupt church, a timid politician, and a fickle proletariat led by professional agitators.”

People Jesus Christ Church Politician Jesus Christ Proletariat Fickle

Book:The Man Born to Be King: A Play-cycle on the Life of Our Loard and Saviour Jesus Christ

Source: The Man Born to Be King: A Play-cycle on the Life of Our Loard and Saviour Jesus Christ

“Learning and literature have a way of outlasting the civilization that made them.”

Way Made Literature Knowledge Civilization Outlasting

Book:The Nine Tailors

Source: The Nine Tailors

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