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Jul 22, The All About Agatha Christie Guestbook

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:54:07 GMT

Many thanks for visiting the All About Agatha Christie website. Any feedback you have would be gratefully received. Whether it's just to say hello, to comment about a specific Agatha Christie book...

Feb 26, The Clocks By Agatha Christie

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:29:59 GMT

What is the theme of the book The Clocks by Agatha Christie

Feb 13, Dialogue in Agatha Christie Films

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:01:01 GMT

I am an American who enjoys some of the films that have been made from Christie's stories. One of my favorites is A Murder Is Announced starring Joan

Feb 9, Agatha Christie Errors!

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:41:25 GMT

Hi all! Have any keen readers spotted any errors in Agathas work, that we normal mortals may have overlooked? Regards,Pet

Nov 26, Agatha Christie's Writing

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:17:56 GMT

What influenced Agatha Christie's writing the

Nov 15, Agatha Christie Question

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:09:48 GMT

What awards has Agatha Christie

Nov 11, Murder at Charring Cross?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:24:22 GMT

I have been reading Agatha Christie from age 9 and am a retired person now. I distinctly remember reading a story called Murder at Charring Cross, but

Nov 11, Hercule Poirot Question

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:19:48 GMT

Which book or short story ENDS with a man saying something like, I know, because you see I am Hercule Poirot? Many thanks!!

Nov 3, First Miss Marple

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:59:36 GMT

Hi. Can anyone tell me who was the first person to play Miss Marple on film or tv. My friend reckons it was Margaret Rutherford but I think I've heard

Nov 2, Agatha Christie PC games

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:16:28 GMT

Hello Christie Fans everywhere. There is a new PC game titled Dead Man's Folly out now and boy is it a pip. It is a hidden object game and jolly good

Nov 1, Agatha Christie Short Story 'Alibi'

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:33:51 GMT

I've got a copy of the 1929 Xmas issue of Tit-Bits magazine which features an Agatha Christie Tommy & Tuppence story called 'Alibi'. Was this ever

Nov 1, Hercule Poirot Question

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:29:42 GMT

I can't find the name of the Agatha Christie mystery in which Poirot stays in a kind of bed and breakfast where the owners are very disorganized and

Nov 1, Agatha Christie Curtain

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:28:25 GMT

Can anyone tell me if Curtain is out on

Nov 1, Miss Marple Hercule Poirot Question

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:26:13 GMT

Is or are there any Agatha Christie books wherein both Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot

Nov 1, The Body in The Library

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:24:20 GMT

What is the theme for the book The Body in The

Nov 1, Puzzle For You

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:22:17 GMT

The answer to this puzzle is tucked away in a corner somewhere. Can you Identify the secret word, or do I need to reveal more?

Nov 1, Agatha Christie As Detective

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:16:45 GMT

I might have dreamt it, but is there such a thing as a series of novels with Agatha Christie as the detective? If so, who wrote them and are they any

Nov 1, Hercule Poirot and French Expressions

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:49:01 GMT

Hi. My nephew (5th grade) LOVES mysteries and is starting to read through Agatha Christie's books. He's an exacting reader and is curious to know what

Nov 1, Miss Marple Question

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:47:17 GMT

I was wondering in what book does Agatha Christie have Miss Marple

Nov 1, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:45:53 GMT

Hello All Agatha Christie fans, I have discovered a book entitled WHO KILLED ROGER ACKROYD? It discusses the book in detail. I started reading it

Nov 1, And Then There Were None

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:10:38 GMT

Where was the first movie of And then There were None filmed? It was in 1945. Was the house in the movie a real house or built on

Nov 1, Agatha Christie at Cockington Court

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:06:23 GMT

Does anyone know of any pictures of Agatha Christie at Cockington Court either as a young girl or later in life. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? is

Nov 1, Christie Book Characters Named Janet

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:56:50 GMT

I'm trying to ascertain what Christie books contain characters with the name Janet. A friend of mine in Devon had a grandmother who worked for

Nov 1, Sparkling Cyanide Lost in Translation

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:49:46 GMT

I have a Spanish translation of Remembered Death AKA Sparkling Cyanide. The translator's note gives two big problems in rendering the work into

Nov 1, Realism in Agatha Christie Novels

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:47:47 GMT

I would like to know which are, in your opinion, the most outstanding features of realism in Agatha's novels. Happy to know that nowadays there are so

Nov 1, Agatha Christie Characters Named Jane

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:47:08 GMT

I'm trying to get a list of all Christie titles that include a character named Jane. Ive recently met a relative of the person named Jane from whom

Nov 1, Agatha Christie's Last Book

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:46:23 GMT

What was the title of the last book Agatha Christie

Nov 1, Cards on the Table

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:45:42 GMT

I do not have the book and missed the ending of the movie adaptation of this mystery, could somebody please tell me who did it and why? Spoiler

Nov 1, Hercule Poirot

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:42:20 GMT

I am trying to find out when the 12th season of Agatha Christie's Poirot (Cat Among the Pigeons, Third Girl, etc.) is going to be released in the

Nov 1, Agatha Christie Forum

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:41:48 GMT

I have recently become very interested in close reading of Agatha Christie's novels. Is there an online forum where her novels are discussed in depth?

Nov 1, Agatha Christie Books

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:39:27 GMT

Which were Agatha Christie's best selling books?

Nov 1, Sleeping Murder Re-Make on YouTube

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:37:30 GMT

Who did this fabulous re-make of Sleeping Murder? It's amazing. Have you seen it? Click Here to take a

Nov 1, Agatha Christie Novel

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:35:10 GMT

Can anyone tell me in which Agatha Christie novel a character (possibly Miss Marple of Ariadne Oliver) says that it's possible to recognise the author

Nov 1, Agatha Christie Question

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:33:34 GMT

Can anyone tell me in which book Agatha Christie mentions herself by

Nov 1, The Clocks by Agatha Christie (Warning Spoiler)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:33:06 GMT

In The Clocks by Agatha Christie, I can't work out why the murder victim was left in Ms. Pebmarsh's townhouse. What's the connection between her and

Sep 30, Agatha Christie: A Free & Comprehensive Guide To Her Life & Work

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:50:38 GMT

Agatha Christie. Find out all about the queen of crime. Her biography, her writing, her detectives and much more.

Sep 17, Miss Marple: Murder is Easy

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:39 GMT

Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear! They're at it again!! My optimism after last week's 'Marple' episode was misplaced. 'Murder is Easy' was a bitter disappoinment and I was hard pressed to stay with it 'til the end. Well, putting aside the small matter that Miss Marple DOES NOT FEATURE in 'Murder is Easy,' what a diabolical liberty they took with the plot! It bore no resemblence whatsoever to the tale that Agatha Christie penned, leaving out completely the character who is the main catalyst for the murders, and the motive being as far away from the original as it's possible to get. The people who have never read Agatha Christie's original work are being completely misled - what we saw on Sunday evening is NOT an Agatha Christie story. It is a blatant cashing in on the guaranteed appeal of an Agatha Christie title - keeping a few of the character names (but rarely their personalities as written) and then proceeding to tell a completely different story. I just cannot understand how Mathew Prichard can allow his grandmother's work to be so misrepresented? He cannot possibly think that the story that unfolded so unconvincingly on our screens last Sunday was better than the one she wrote? Is the idea to make her work 'more suitable for a modern audience?' If so, this must mean that the programme makers consider that the remorseless revenge of a woman scorned is far too tame and that 'a modern audience' will not be satisfied with anything less than illegal abortion and rape. Rubbish - and patronising, insulting rubbish at that. I understand the next offering is 'Why Didn't They Ask Evans?' Again, THIS IS NOT A MISS MARPLE STORY. I believe ITV 3 is to show a 1981 version of 'Why Didn't They ask Evans?' next weekend, and I recommend the visitors to this website to watch this rather than, or certainly as well as, the Julia Mckenzie version (about which I now have grave forebodings.) It is largely faithful to the story and stars Francesca Annis and James Warwick, who went on to star as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford in the 'Partners in Crime' series. Julia McKenzie continues to do ok (the hat was much better this week!) but I find it impossible to judge her fairly as I am made so indignant by the lack of respect being shown to the work of an exceptional writer. Apparently, the 'Marple' series is losing out in the ratings to 'Waking the Dead' on the BBC - that could be because legions of true Agatha Christie fans refuse to watch. I urge my visitors, as I always do, to READ THE BOOK.

Sep 15, Will The Real Miss Marple Please Stand Up

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:22:08 GMT

We all have our own ideas about who is the best Miss Marple. Unhesitatingly, I plump for Joan Hickson and I really loved the television films she made of the Miss Marple stories...

Sep 15, A Pocket Full of Rye By Agatha Christie

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:55:35 GMT

A pocket full of rye by Agatha Christie begins when wealthy business man Rex Fortescue, seated at his desk in his office, drinks his usual morning cup of tea and shortly after dies...

Sep 2, Lord Edgware Dies By Agatha Christie

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:43:46 GMT

In Lord Edgware Dies, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are enjoying the performance of an American actress called Carlotta Adams whose ability of do impressions of famous people has been...

Jul 5, Agatha Christies Birthplace.

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:31:21 GMT

Agatha Christies Torquay. Agatha Christie was born in Barton Road Torquay on the 15th September 1890...

Jul 5, The Enduring Intrigue Surrounding Agatha Christie's Disappearance

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:29:38 GMT

I suppose like most Agatha Christie fans, I've always been fascinated by the events surrounding the author's disappearance in December 1926...

Jul 5, Introduction To The All About Dame Agatha Christie Web Site

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:28:11 GMT

A very warm welcome to all about Dame Agatha Christie web site

Jul 5, Cat Among the Pigeons By Agatha Christie

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:25:22 GMT

A select girls boarding school, Meadowbank, is the unusual setting for most of Cat Among the Pigeons although some of the key action takes place in the fictional Middle-Eastern Kingdom of Ramat.

Jun 17, Jane Marple Vs Hercule Poirot, Who Would You Choose?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:25:47 GMT

If I was to be marooned on that famous desert island, and had to choose between a set of Jane Marple or Hercule Poirot books, which would I take? Well I love them both, and it would be a...

Jun 17, The Man in The Brown Suit: Books That Don't Feature Poirot or Marple.

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:23:50 GMT

The man in the brown suit: I want to occasionally talk about Agatha Christies other books...

Jun 17, Sleeping Murder By Agatha Chrisite: Miss Marple's Last Case

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:22:36 GMT

Written in 1940, but not published until 1976, Sleeping Murder is Miss Marples last case and is a very fitting climax to an amazing career. This is one of a handful of retrospective murder...

Jun 17, How to Host Successful Murder Mystery Parties, Detective Games, Murder Mystery D

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:21:06 GMT

Free information and tips on hosting Murder mystery parties, detective games, a murder mystery

Jun 17, Agatha Christie Novels. How Does She Do it?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:19:34 GMT

I cant be the only person to have identified the fact in quite a few Agatha Christie novels, she uses the same trick to distract us guessing the true culprit...

Jun 17, Death On The Nile By Agatha Christie

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:18:15 GMT

First published in 1937, Death on the Nile is one of Agatha Christies most fiendishly clever murder mysteries. Jaqueline de Bellefort introduces her fiance, Simon Doyle, to her...