Agatha Christie And Archaeology

Author : Charlotte Trümpler
Publisher : Virago Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111003625

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Agatha Christie and Archaeology by Charlotte Trümpler Pdf

This book, which accompanies a new international exhibition, should appeal to fans of crime novels, archaeology, the Orient and biography alike. Using sumptuous colour photographic illustration, this book sets out to recreate Agatha Christie's life in the Orient, with reference to both her novels and her personal diaries. Using artefacts and personal photographs from archaeological excavation, and her own accounts of travel and her relationship with archaeologist Max Mallowan, this book paints an unusual and striking picture of her as an intellectual, author and explorer. The influence of her experience can clearly be seen through her novels, such as Murder on the Orient Express, which are not only set in an exotic landscape but also evoke the colour and feel of the Orient through her descriptions of costume, decoration and place. Using examples from both text and film, this book gives an insight into a fascinating woman who has captivated generations of readers with her skills as a suspense writer; a talent which has almost eclipsed in the public view her remarkable life.

Author : Henrietta McCall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025766259

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The Life of Max Mallowan by Henrietta McCall Pdf

This is the first full-length biography of Sir Max Mallowan (1904-78), archaeologist and husband of Agatha Christie. Trained by the great Leonard Woolley at the site of the royal cemetery at Ur in the mid 1920s, Max Mallowan then excavated at previously untried sites in north-eastern Syria. After the Second World War, he returned to Iraq to supervise over a period of 12 years the excavation of the important city of Nimrud.

Author : Amanda Adams
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781553654339

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Ladies of the Field by Amanda Adams Pdf

Adams chronicles the contributions that women have made to the science of archaeology, by focusing on seven women-- some famous, some overlooked.

Author : Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X000049733

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Mallowan's Memoirs by Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan Pdf

MALLOWAN, HUSBAND OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, TELLS OF HIS BOYHOOD AT LANCING, HIS ELECTION AS A FELLOW OF ALL SOULS, AND HIS WORK AS TRUSTEE OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. HE DEVOTES FOUR CHAPTERS TO HIS WIFE.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007487202

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Come, Tell Me How You Live: An Archaeological Memoir by Agatha Christie Pdf

Agatha Christie’s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2200000109187

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The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie Pdf

"The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb" by Agatha Christie immerses readers in another spellbinding Hercule Poirot mystery. Set against the backdrop of an archaeological expedition to Egypt, this short story unfolds as Poirot is called upon to investigate the ominous deaths surrounding the opening of a newly discovered tomb. As Poirot unravels the enigma, he encounters a cast of characters, each with their own motives and secrets. Christie's storytelling prowess shines as she blends elements of ancient history with a contemporary whodunit, creating an atmosphere of suspense and intrigue. In "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb," Agatha Christie once again showcases her ability to craft a compelling mystery. Poirot's astute observations and deductive reasoning are on full display, offering readers a tantalizing glimpse into the fascinating world of archaeology and the timeless allure of Christie's intricate plots.

Author : Agatha Christie Mallowan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062093714

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Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie Mallowan Pdf

Over the course of her long, prolific career, Agatha Christie gave the world a wealth of ingenious whodunits and page-turning locked-room mysteries featuring Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, and a host of other unforgettable characters. She also gave us Come, Tell Me How You Live, a charming, fascinating, and wonderfully witty nonfiction account of her days on an archaeological dig in Syria with her husband, renowned archeologist Max Mallowan. Something completely different from arguably the best-selling author of all time, Come, Tell Me How You Live is an evocative journey to the fascinating Middle East of the 1930s that is sure to delight Dame Agatha’s millions of fans, as well as aficionados of Elizabeth Peters’s Amelia Peabody mysteries and eager armchair travelers everywhere.

Author : Meghan Engsberg Cunningham
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502627568

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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 : Chi, Jennifer Y., and Pedro Azara, eds.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691166469

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From Ancient to Modern by Chi, Jennifer Y., and Pedro Azara, eds. Pdf

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, New York, February 12-June 7, 2015.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:220587885

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Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie Pdf

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 000748724X

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Come, Tell Me How You Live: Memories from Archaeological Expeditions in the Mysterious Middle East by Agatha Christie Pdf

Agatha Christie s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels. Think you know Agatha Christie? Think again To the world she was Agatha Christie, legendary author of bestselling whodunits. But in the 1930s she wore a different hat, travelling with her husband, renowned archaeologist Max Mallowan, as he investigated the buried ruins and ancient wonders of Syria and Iraq. When friends asked what this strange other life was like, she decided to answer their questions by writing down her adventures in this eye-opening book. Described by the author as a meandering chronicle of life on an archaeological dig, Come, Tell Me How You Live is Agatha Christie's very personal memoir of her time spent in this breathtaking corner of the globe, living among the working men in tents in the desert where recorded human history began. Acclaimed as a pure pleasure to read, it is an altogether remarkable and increasingly poignant narrative, a fascinating, vibrant and vivid portrait of everyday life in a world now long since vanished."

Author : Anne Martinetti,Guillaume Lebeau
Publisher : SelfMadeHero
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1910593117

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Agatha by Anne Martinetti,Guillaume Lebeau Pdf

In December 1926, renowned crime novelist Agatha Christie vanished, sending shockwaves through British society. As the authorities scoured the country for her, theories and suspicions abounded: it was murder, a hoax, suicide, a publicity stunt, revenge. When she was finally located - ten days later, living under an assumed name in a hotel in Harrogate - she returned to normal life, refusing to explain what had happened. Despite Christie's reputation for final act revelations, this episode of her life would be forever shrouded in mystery

Author : Mary Anna Evans
Publisher : Poisoned Pen Press Inc
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781615952311

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Artifacts by Mary Anna Evans Pdf

Faye Longchamp has lost nearly everything except for her quick mind and a grim determination to hang onto her ancestral home, Joyeuse, a moldering plantation hidden along the Florida coast. No one knows how Faye’s great-great-grandmother Cally, a newly freed slave barely out of her teens, came to own Joyeuse in the aftermath of the Civil War. No one knows how her descendants hung onto it through Reconstruction, world wars, the Depression, and Jim Crow, but Faye has inherited the island plantation—and the family tenacity. When the property taxes rise beyond her means, she sets out to save Joyeuse by digging for artifacts on her property and the surrounding National Wildlife Refuge and selling them on the black market. A tiny bit of that dead glory would pay a year’s taxes. A big valuable chunk of the past would save her home forever. But instead of potsherds and arrowheads, she uncovers a woman’s shattered skull, a Jackie Kennedy-style earring nestled against its bony cheek. Faye is torn. If she reports the forty-year-old murder, she’ll reveal her illegal livelihood, thus risking jail and the lose of Joyeuse. She doesn’t intend to let that happen, so she probes into the dead woman’s history, unaware that the past is rushing up on her like a hurricane across deceptively calm Gulf waters...

Author : Martin Biddle,Sally Badham
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0851156266

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King Arthur's Round Table by Martin Biddle,Sally Badham Pdf

Archival and scientific research reveal the origins and purpose of the Winchester Round Table.

Author : Paul G. Bahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521454735

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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art by Paul G. Bahn Pdf

Beautifully illustrated in color with many rare and unique photographs, prints, and drawings, "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art" presents the first balanced and truly worldwide survey of prehistoric art. A fascinating study of an often neglected area, the book is a powerful combination of illustration and analysis. 164 color plates. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.