Agatha Christie : first lady of crime
2023
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Agatha Christie was not only the most successful author of detective stories the world has ever known, she was also a mystery in herself, giving only the rarest interviews--declining absolutely to become any sort of public figure--and a mystery, too, in the manner in which she achieved her astonishing success. Crime novelist and critic H.R.F. Keating brings together a dozen noted writers from both sides of the Atlantic to throw light on the ever-intriguing Dame Agatha. Some essays analyse Christie's art itself; some explain the reasons for her success--not just the books, but also in film and theatre. Includes essays by Sophie Hannah, H.R.F. Keating, Elizabeth Walter, Julian Symons, Edmund Crispin, Michael Gilbert, Emma Lathen, Colin Watson, Celia Fremlin, Dorothy B. Hughes, J.C. Trewin, Philip Jenkinson, William Weaver, and Christianna Brand.
Main title:
Agatha Christie : first lady of crime / edited by H.R.F. Keating ; with a new introduction by Sophie Hannah.
Author:
Keating, H. R. F. (Henry Reymond Fitzwalter), 1926-2011, editor, writer of introductionHannah, Sophie, 1971-, author of introduction
Imprint:
New York : Pegasus Crime, 2023.©2021
Collation:
xvi, 246 pages ; 20 cm.
Contents:
AcknowledgementsIntroduction to the 2021 edition / by Sophie HannahIntroduction / H.R.F. KeatingThe case of the escalating sales / Elizabeth WalterThe mistress of complication / Julian SymonsThe mistress of simplicity / Edmund CrispinA very English lady / Michael GilbertCornwallis's revenge / Emma LathenThe message of Mayhem Parva / Colin WatsonThe Christie everyone knew / Celia FremlinThe Christie nobody knew / Dorothy B. HughesA Midas gift to the theatre / J.C. TrewinThe Agatha Christie films / Philip JenkinsonMusic and mystery / Willam WeaverMiss Marplea portrait / Christianna BrandHercule Poirota companion portrait / H.R.F. KeatingThe Agatha Christie titlesThe contributors.
ISBN:
9781639362943 (pbk)9781639362943
Dewey class:
823.912
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
527790
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 823.912 CHR | Available |