Bibliograph

Agatha Christie, first lady of crime, edited by H. R. F. Keating ; with a new introduction by Sophie Hannah

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Agatha Christie, first lady of crime, edited by H. R. F. Keating ; with a new introduction by Sophie Hannah

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Agatha Christie

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

edited by H. R. F. Keating ; with a new introduction by Sophie Hannah

Sub title

first lady of crime

Summary

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 analyze 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

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