A Brief Guide To Agatha Christie

Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472110695

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A Brief Guide To Agatha Christie by Nigel Cawthorne Pdf

Agatha Christie?s 80 novels and short-story collections have sold over 2 billion copies in more than 45 languages, more than any other author. When Christie finally killed off her Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, the year before she herself died, that `detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep? in Christie?s words, received a full-page obituary in the New York Times, the only fictional character ever to have done so. From her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, a Poirot mystery, to her last, Sleeping Murder, featuring Miss Marple, Crawford explores Christie?s life and fiction. Cawthorne examines recurring characters, such as Captain Arthur Hastings, Poirot?s Dr Watson; Chief Inspector Japp, his Lestrade, as well as other flat-footed policemen that Poirot outsmarts on his travels; his efficient secretary, Miss Felicity Lemon; another employee, George; and Ariadne Oliver, a humorous caricature of Christie herself. He looks at the writer?s own fascinating: her work as a nurse during the First World War; her strange disappearance after her first husband asked for a divorce; and her exotic expeditions with her second husband, the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan. He examines the author?s working life ? her inspirations, methods and oeuvre ? and provides biographies of her key characters, their attire, habits and methods, including Poirot?s relationships with women, particularly Countess Vera Rossakoff and Miss Amy Carnaby. In doing so, he sheds light on the genteel world of the country house and the Grand Tour between the wars. He takes a look at the numerous adaptations of Christie?s stories for stage and screen, especially Poirot?s new life in the eponymous long-running and very successful TV series.

Author : Bruce Pendergast
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781412023047

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Everyman's Guide to the Mysteries of Agatha Christie by Bruce Pendergast Pdf

Everyman's Guide to the Mysteries of Agatha Christie is a reference book covering Christie's 238 stories. It provides data never before published about both important and trivial facts. Dedications, time periods, and locations have been laboriously researched, and provided with "time warp" explanations. Even trivial data such as newspapers (100 in all), pubs (95) and automobiles (136) are shown as well as each story in which they are listed. English sayings totalling 259 are shown with the book(s) in which they appear, including a brief explanation of their meaning. Yet Guide is much more than a list of facts. It is an informative reference book about Christie's writings. As well, different perspectives on many of the perplexing mysteries within her mysteries are provided. Finally, Guide is not an alphabetical list of stories or characters. Instead, it lists many entrancing "errors" of sketches and text with comments explaining where possible the reasons for their existence. Most importantly, "Guide" does not betray any book's endings nor the identity of the villain, a rule that genuine Christie devotees always try to uphold.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062189387

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Clues to Christie by Agatha Christie Pdf

Dying to read Agatha Christie for the first time or to re-read one of her classic mysteries but don’t know where to start? This fully authorized and comprehensive guide to the Queen of Mystery includes an introduction by award-winning Agatha Christie expert John Curran with features on each of her classic detectives including Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Tommy & Tuppence; guides to reading each of her series and her stand-alone novels; and an A to Z of Agatha Christie. Interspersed throughout are quotes from Christie, a list of the Christie novels that were her personal favorites and three of her classic short stories: The Affair at the Victory Ball, Greenshaw’s Folly and A Fairy in the Flat. Clues to Christie Table of Contents: “Agatha Christie: An Introduction” by John Curran; The Hercule Poirot Mysteries; “The Affair at the Victory Ball”; The Miss Marple Mysteries; “Greenshaw’s Folly”; The Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries; “A Fairy in the Flat”; Agatha Christie’s Stand-Alone Mysteries and Short-Story Collections; The Queen of Mystery’s Personal Favorites; Ten Other Ways to Read Agatha Christie; “On Agatha Christie and Poisons”; The A to Z of Agatha Christie

Author : Dennis Sanders,Len Lovallo
Publisher : Berkley Trade
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000003911264

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The Agatha Christie Companion by Dennis Sanders,Len Lovallo Pdf

Revised and updated is the comprehensive guide to all of Agatha Christie's works. Fully catalogued including plot summaries as well as profiles of her non-mystery works.

Author : Bright Summaries
Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9782808017800

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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Book Analysis) by Bright Summaries Pdf

Unlock the more straightforward side of Death on the Nile with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie, which features the celebrated Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. When the beautiful Linnet Doyle is found shot dead, the most obvious suspect, her former friend Jackie, who became a sworn enemy when Linnet married her lover Simon, seems to have a watertight alibi. The murderer could be any of the passengers on board their Egyptian cruise, and Poirot’s task is complicated by the fact that several of the characters have their own secrets that they are determined to keep. Death on the Nile is one of Christie’s most enduringly popular works and has inspired numerous adaptations, including a forthcoming film. Find out everything you need to know about Death on the Nile in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

Author : Paul Simpson
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472100672

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A Brief Guide to C. S. Lewis by Paul Simpson Pdf

November 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Clive Staples 'Jack' Lewis, when a memorial to him will be placed in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. Although perhaps best known as the author of the seven Chronicles of Narnia, published between 1949 and 1954, Lewis also wrote The Pilgrim's Regress, a trilogy of science-fiction novels incorporating Christian themes, and a large number of non-fiction books about his faith, accessible to Christians and non-believers alike. In a survey of the greatest British writers since 1945, the Times newspaper ranked Lewis eleventh, ahead of Salman Rushdie, Anthony Burgess and Ian Fleming. A Brief Guide to C. S. Lewis explores Lewis's life, from his reconversion to Christianity under the influence of his friend J. R. R. Tolkien, which had such a profound influence on his writing - both fiction and non-fiction - to his marriage to American writer Joy Davidman Gresham and his battle with cancer. He died on 22 November 1963, a day before the first-ever episode of Dr Who, a TV series with many links to his Narnia stories was shown. Although this Brief Guide ranges well beyond the world of Narnia to explore other aspects of Lewis's life and his other writings, it does not do so - unusually among books on Lewis - from the point of view of Christian scholarship, thereby assuming much knowledge of theology on the part of readers. That Lewis wrote about the problems of praying is significant; the specific texts he discusses and dissects are likely to be of less significance to most readers. The guide provides synopses of Lewis's fiction, an overview of his other writings, a biography and a look at all the many different versions of his stories that have appeared. In doing so it draws on recent interviews by the author with some of the many talented people who have worked on these adaptations.

Author : James Zemboy
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476665955

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The Detective Novels of Agatha Christie by James Zemboy Pdf

The most popular mystery writer of all time concocted a rich recipe of intrigue, character, and setting. All of Agatha Christie's 66 detective novels are covered here in great detail. Each chapter begins with general comments on a novel's geographical and historical setting, identifying current events, fashions, fads and popular interests that relate to the story. A concise plot summary and comprehensive character listing follow, and each novel is discussed within Christie's overall body of work, with an emphasis on the development of themes, narrative technique, and characters over the course of her prolific career. An appendix translates Poirot's French and defines the British idiomatic words and phrases that give Christie's novels so much of their flavor.

Author : David Hawkes,Sami H. Atassi
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-12
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781535853552

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Gale Researcher Guide for: Mystery and Detective Fiction: Agatha Christie by David Hawkes,Sami H. Atassi Pdf

Gale Researcher Guide for: Mystery and Detective Fiction: Agatha Christie is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Author : Caroline Crampton
Publisher : Herb Lester Associates
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1838216731

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Agatha Christie's England: A Map and Guide from Herb Lester by Caroline Crampton Pdf

A guide to real-life locations associated with Agatha Christie, the best-selling author of all time, including those she visited, where she lived and where her stories unfold. Includes many key locations in Christie's novels and stories, including some disguised by her with fictional place names.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Short stories, English
ISBN : 0062247778

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Clues to Christie by Anonim Pdf

Dying to read Agatha Christie for the first time or to re-read one of her classic mysteries but don't know where to start? This fully authorized and comprehensive guide to the queen of mystery includes an introduction by award-winning Agatha Christie expert John Curran with features on each of her classic detectives including Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Tommy & Tuppence; guides to reading each of her series and her stand-alone novels; and an A to Z of Agatha Christie trivia. Interspersed throughout are quotes from Christie, a list of her personal favorites among her stories and three of her classic short: The affair at the Victory Ball, Greenshaw's folly and A fairy in the flat.

Author : Meghan Engsberg Cunningham
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502627551

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Agatha Christie by Meghan Engsberg Cunningham Pdf

Listed as the best-selling novelist of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records, Agatha Christie can easily be considered a household name, but writing amazing stories is not all she accomplished. This book discusses her life including her experiences as a volunteer during World War I, archaeologist, traveler, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, as well as her continued influence on the world today.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410349118

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A Study Guide for Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Marie Benedict
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781492682738

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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict Pdf

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "A stunning story... The ending is ingenious, and it's possible that Benedict has brought to life the most plausible explanation for why Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926."—The Washington Post The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a thrilling reconstruction of one of the most notorious events in literary history: Agatha Christie's mysterious 11-day disappearance in 1926. In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car—strange for a frigid night. Her World War I veteran husband and her daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away. The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. With her trademark historical fiction exploration into the shadows of the past, acclaimed author Marie Benedict brings us into the world of Agatha Christie, imagining why such a brilliant woman would find herself at the center of such murky historical mysteries. What is real, and what is mystery? What role did her unfaithful husband play, and what was he not telling investigators? Agatha Christie novels have withstood the test of time, due in no small part to Christie's masterful storytelling and clever mind that may never be matched, but Agatha Christie's untold history offers perhaps her greatest mystery of all. Fans of The Secrets We Kept, The Lions of Fifth Avenue, and The Alice Network will enjoy this riveting saga of literary history, suspense, and love gone wrong. Other Bestselling Historical Fiction from Marie Benedict: Lady Clementine The Only Woman in the Room Carnegie's Maid The Other Einstein

Author : Bright Summaries
Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-03
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9782808017206

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (Book Analysis) by Bright Summaries Pdf

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, in which the celebrated Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is forced out of retirement to investigate the murder of a wealthy industrialist. He soon comes to realise that in this case, appearances are deceptive and everyone is hiding something. His brilliant deductions eventually lead him to unmask the murderer in a shocking twist that has stunned generations of readers. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the third novel featuring Poirot and is one of Agatha Christie’s best-known works, with the British Crime Writers' Association voting it the best crime novel ever written. Find out everything you need to know about The Murder of Roger Ackroyd in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0062247786

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Agatha Christie Mystery Collection by Agatha Christie Pdf