The missing scene in Dorothy L. Sayers Whose Body?

In the following article, I will expose an investigation I carried out about censorship and how it affected British Crime Fiction of the early 20th century, most particularly author Dorothy L. Sayers. This investigation arose from the discovery of a completely removed scene in the very first book of her Lord Peter Wimsey series, Whose Body? This article is divided into several sections. After the introduction, I offer some context about who Dorothy L. Sayers was and how her works were received in the Spanish market. Further on, I talk about censorship in Spain and how it worked. Lastly, I expose my investigation with a quick summary of the information available in the AGA (Archivo General de la Administración), a brief context of the missing scene and I offer a way for it to be reworked into the text with an acceptance that it was, indeed, censored.

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Estudis Filològics i de Traducció
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2025-10-27
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https://doi.org/10.7203/efit.2.30248
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Crime and Detective Fiction Studies
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The missing scene in Dorothy L. Sayers Whose Body?

M. Martínez
Estudis Filològics i de Traducció
Crime and Detective Fiction Studies
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Abstract

In the following article, I will expose an investigation I carried out about censorship and how it affected British Crime Fiction of the early 20th century, most particularly author Dorothy L. Sayers. This investigation arose from the discovery of a completely removed scene in the very first book of her Lord Peter Wimsey series, Whose Body? This article is divided into several sections. After the introduction, I offer some context about who Dorothy L. Sayers was and how her works were received in the Spanish market. Further on, I talk about censorship in Spain and how it worked. Lastly, I expose my investigation with a quick summary of the information available in the AGA (Archivo General de la Administración), a brief context of the missing scene and I offer a way for it to be reworked into the text with an acceptance that it was, indeed, censored.

Estudis Filològics i de Traducció(2)
Universitat de València (ES)
Openalex Percentile: Top 69%
Crime and Detective Fiction Studies
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