Dorothy Leigh Sayers was born at Oxford on 13th June 1893, the only child of the Rev. The Remarkable Dorothy L. Sayers. "The Zeal of Thy House" by Dorothy L. Sayers - Victor Gollancz, London - 1937 first UK edition first printing - 111p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, clean copy, with publisher lay-in (likely a presentation copy of this title) in very good first issue dust jacket. Find items in libraries near you. Henry Sayers, of Anglo-Irish descent. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers [Dorothy L Sayers] Home. Read "The Zeal Of Thy House" by Dorothy L. Sayers available from Rakuten Kobo. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers Search. She is also known for her plays, literary criticism, and essays. Educator and Writer, Trinity Classical School ... and the result was a performance titled The Zeal of Thy House, in which Sayers uses a twelfth-century workaholic to explore the twin themes of quality craftsmanship and excessive pride. by Lindsey Scholl, Ph.D. The zeal of thy house. She portrays William of Sens, the chosen architect, as eaten away by pride in his splendid work, unable to give glory to God for his achievement. Find The Zeal Of Thy House - First Edition by Sayers, Dorothy L at Biblio. Click to read more about The Zeal of Thy House by Dorothy L. Sayers. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. Her father was at the time headmaster of Christ Church Cathedral School, and she was born in the headmaster's house. Dorothy L. Sayers took her inspiration from a monk's account of the fire of 1174, and the subsequent rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral Quire. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between the First and Second World Wars that feature English aristocrat and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, which remain popular to this day.However, Sayers herself considered her translation of Dante's Divine Comedy to be her best work.