Agatha Christie: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction (McFarland Companions to Mys

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Book Title
Agatha Christie: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction (McFarland Co
ISBN
9781476676203
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Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
1476676208
ISBN-13
9781476676203
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3057263924

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
456 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Agatha Christie : a Companion to the Mystery Fiction
Subject
Reference
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Author
J. C. Bernthal
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Series
Mcfarland Companions to Mystery Fiction Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
27.7 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2022-029935
Reviews
"Writing and compiling an encyclopedic companion about the 'Queen of Crime' is no small feat. Bernthal with series editor Foxwell have researched and compiled an impressive companion to Agatha Christie's oeuvre. ... Avid mystery readers will likely enjoy perusing this work, and researchers will appreciate how thorough it is. The author and editor have accomplished something unique: a reference work that is approachable and accessible for library workers, scholars, and general readers. ... This volume is well-researched, not to mention thorough and well-presented. Given the breadth of Christie's life and work, it would be a worthwhile addition to an academic or public library collection."-- Library Journal, "A thorough, wide-ranging guide to this popular writer--who was 'outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare' (p. 1)--and her full oeuvre along with her life and career influences. The style is approachable, and contentious issues such as anti-Semitism are addressed. A helpful annotated bibliography and an index conclude this impressively detailed compendium. It will be useful for fans of mysteries and Christie trivia as well as academic researchers....highly recommended"-- Choice
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
823.912
Table Of Content
Table of Contents Acknowledgments deleteviii Preface Organization of the Companion Agatha Christie: A Brief Biography A Career Chronology Christie's Works in Alphabetical Order Christie's Works in Order of First Publication/Performance List of Abbreviations The Companion Annotated Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Summarizes and explores Agatha Christie's entire literary output, including the detective fiction, plays, radio dramas, adaptations, and her little-studied non-crime writing. The book details all published works and key themes and characters, as well as the people and places that inspired them., The undisputed "Queen of Crime," Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the bestselling novelist of all time. As the creator of immortal detectives Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple, she continues to enthrall readers around the world and is drawing increasing attention from scholars, historians, and critics. But Christie wrote far beyond Poirot and Marple. A varied life including war work, archaeology, and two very different marriages provided the backdrop to a diverse body of work. This encyclopedic companion summarizes and explores Christie's entire literary output, including the detective fiction, plays, radio dramas, adaptations, and her little-studied non-crime writing. It details all published works and key themes and characters, as well as the people and places that inspired them, and identifies a trove of uncollected interviews, articles, and unpublished material, including details that have never appeared in print. For the casual reader looking for background information on their favorite mystery to the dedicated scholar tracking down elusive new angles, this companion will provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date information.
LC Classification Number
PR6005.H66

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