Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957), renowned English writer often considered one of the British authors informally known as "The Inklings" (due to her friendship with Lewis and Charles Williams), opening a packet at her desk.

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Original photo showed bookcase behind Dorothy Sayers. The background of the scanned print was partially airbrushed out for cropped newspaper usage reproduction in the early 1950s. Alpha Historica retouching extended and repaired the original retouching for usage of a larger portion of the original print.

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Size: 6880px × 9290px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © Alpha Historica / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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