The Complete, Annotated Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie · Bill Peschel
Dec 2013 · Peschel Press
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Why Would People Drink Strychnine For Their Health?
What Does ‘English Beef and Brawn’ Mean?
What Are Land Smocks? Spill Vases? Patience Cards?
What Did Agatha Christie Think Of Jews?
How Did A 25-Year-Old Woman Create One Of Mystery’s Greatest Detectives?
Best-selling mystery writer Agatha Christie created intricate stories of murder and mayhem that have enchanted readers worldwide. Bill Peschel, author of "The Complete, Annotated Whose Body?" (by Dorothy L. Sayers) and "Writers Gone Wild," illuminates the obscure references in Christie’s debut novel and tells the fascinating stories behind it and its creator.
"The Complete, Annotated Mysterious Affair at Styles" contains:
● Nearly 500 footnotes describing words, idioms, people, places and contemporary events.
● Essays on Christie’s life and the world of Styles.
● A detailed chronology of her life and work.
● Lists of her novels and short-story collections, organized by year of publication and by detective.
● A bibliography of resources, including books about Christie that will delight fans.
“Though this may be the first published book of Miss Agatha Christie, she betrays the cunning of an old hand.” — The New York Times, Dec. 26, 1920
What Does ‘English Beef and Brawn’ Mean?
What Are Land Smocks? Spill Vases? Patience Cards?
What Did Agatha Christie Think Of Jews?
How Did A 25-Year-Old Woman Create One Of Mystery’s Greatest Detectives?
Best-selling mystery writer Agatha Christie created intricate stories of murder and mayhem that have enchanted readers worldwide. Bill Peschel, author of "The Complete, Annotated Whose Body?" (by Dorothy L. Sayers) and "Writers Gone Wild," illuminates the obscure references in Christie’s debut novel and tells the fascinating stories behind it and its creator.
"The Complete, Annotated Mysterious Affair at Styles" contains:
● Nearly 500 footnotes describing words, idioms, people, places and contemporary events.
● Essays on Christie’s life and the world of Styles.
● A detailed chronology of her life and work.
● Lists of her novels and short-story collections, organized by year of publication and by detective.
● A bibliography of resources, including books about Christie that will delight fans.
“Though this may be the first published book of Miss Agatha Christie, she betrays the cunning of an old hand.” — The New York Times, Dec. 26, 1920
Why Would People Drink Strychnine For Their Health?
What Does ‘English Beef and Brawn’ Mean?
What Are Land Smocks? Spill Vases? Patience Cards?
What Did Agatha Christie Think Of Jews?
How Did A 25-Year-Old Woman Create One Of Mystery’s Greatest Detectives?
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Bill Peschel is a recovering journalist who shares a Pulitzer Prize with the staff of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. He also is a mystery fan who has run the Wimsey Annotations at www.planetpeschel.com for nearly two decades. He is the author of “Writers Gone Wild” (Penguin). Through Peschel Press he publishes Sherlock parodies and pastiches in the 223B Casebook series and annotated editions of Dorothy L. Sayers’ “Whose Body?” and Agatha Christie’s “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” and “The Secret Adversary.” He lives with his family, dog and two cats in Hershey, where the air really does smell like chocolate.
Bill Peschel is a recovering journalist who shares a Pulitzer Prize with the staff of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. He also is a mystery fan who has run the Wimsey Annotations at www.planetpeschel.com for nearly two decades. He is the author of “Writers Gone Wild” (Penguin). Through Peschel...
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