The New Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie (Bedside Bathtub & Armchair Companions) - Tapa blanda

"The ideal gift for Christie addicts."--Publishers Weekly "The ideal gift for Christie addicts." Publishers Weekly One key element of a classic is the fact that it keeps being discovered with wonderment by new readers. Generations of mystery mavens first encountered the genre in written or dramatic form in the person of Sherlock Holmes, so this new celebration of Arthur Conan Doyle's canon should have appeal. The authors, who compiled a similar companion to Agatha Christie's work (1986), supply capsule descriptions of each tale; each includes data on first publication, a precis of the "principal predicament," a notable quote, and comments on the story's "notable feature" and "oddities and discrepancies." But this Holmes companion includes more: information about Doyle, Victorian England (and Holmes' London), the British empire, British government (remember Mycroft?), British peerage, British money, the stories' illustrators, actors who've portrayed Holmes and Watson, Sherlock Holmes societies around the world, and a half dozen other helpful subjects. Not an essential acquisition, but likely to circulate where Holmes remains a favorite fictional detective.--Sanford Lakoff "Booklist "

Articles, photos, and film posters; synopses of the novels, plays, and short story collections (without telling whodunit!), Christie's own comments on her work, a Christie mystery map, puzzles, and poems. Includes Emma Lathen on Jessica Fletcher; Tommy and Tuppence; a filmography and video listing.