Christie, Agatha (Vol. 6) - Christie, Agatha 1891–1976
Christie, Agatha 1891–1976
Dame Agatha's mystery novels and short stories have acquired for her one of the largest and most devoted audiences of all time. In addition to those, she wrote several successful plays, one of which, The Mousetrap, is the longest-running play in British stage history. And "Murder on the Orient Express," one of thirteen film versions of her work, was the most successful British film ever made. Her work has been praised so highly and so often that critics seem at a loss for further specific commendations. It is still important to note, though, that her fiction may be read as more than "mere entertainment"; as J. C. Reid has written, "her novels … reveal more about the attitudes of her class and shifting social concepts than many of those who read them for their ingenious patterns of plot realize." (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 17-20, rev. ed.)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles is not one of...
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