Agatha Christie - Page 7

eskimo49 · 07-04-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MorganM

Agatha Christie anyone?

I've read all of them (own quite a number, rest borrowed from library). Guess I know just about every way to liquidate someone so hope no body upsets me.

. Also watched all the TV shows (Miss Marple & Poirot, and the others where neither of them are in it). Prefer Marple to Poirot.

Favourite is probably 'The Moving Finger' followed by 'A Murder is Announced'

Saw the play 'Murder on the Nile' last week. (which I think is slightly different from 'Death on the Nile') and enjoyed it, although I worked out 'Whodunit' before the end. Also so 'The Mousetrap' in London a few years ago. I've enjoyed most of them, although some are a bit dated now.

David Munch · 07-04-2012, 06:02 PM

Which book should one start with, if you are new to mystery novels, and especially A. Christie?

JSWolf · 07-04-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

The big difference between Agatha Christie and Shakespeare (at least from a pricing point of view!) is that Shakespeare is out of copyright, and anyone can publish a book of his work.

There are two Christie eBooks in the MR library that are out of copyright.

JSWolf · 07-04-2012, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by David Munch

Which book should one start with, if you are new to mystery novels, and especially A. Christie?

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is Christie's first book and a Poirot book. It's quite good and free here at the MR library.

HarryT · 07-05-2012, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

There are two Christie eBooks in the MR library that are out of copyright.

They are only out of copyright for people in the US. Certainly not in Denmark.

crich70 · 07-05-2012, 02:02 AM

She is at Open Library though I don't know how many copies of a given book are ebooks. http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL27695A/Agatha_Christie And some of them are in Daisy format whatever that is.

HarryT · 07-05-2012, 02:06 AM

Daisy format is a "talking book" format for the blind.

David Munch · 07-05-2012, 02:24 AM

I found this list, any objections? Otherwise i'll start from the top..

HarryT · 07-05-2012, 03:54 AM

Sounds good to me. It's a good idea to read the Poirot novels in order (you don't have to read every one, but don't read earlier ones before later ones) because he often talks about his earlier cases, and gives away their solution. The same thing occurs to a rather lesser extent in the "Miss Marple" novels (in particular, you should read "A Caribbean Mystery" before "Nemesis").

MorganM · 07-05-2012, 04:43 AM

Wow totally forgot about this thread! Read the whole thing while eating dinner. lol Great read!

cmargm · 07-05-2012, 10:15 AM

Thanks for the list. This brought back many memories. I read most of her books during the summer holidays when we were in "cottage country". The small town that was close by had a summer theatre and offered several of her plays. Must start rereading some of them again.

JSWolf · 07-05-2012, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by David Munch

I found this list, any objections? Otherwise i'll start from the top..

That list is going to have you reading books in a series out of order. Best to read in order. Especially the Hercule Poirot ones.

crich70 · 07-05-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by David Munch

I found this list, any objections? Otherwise i'll start from the top..

Try this list David it's the proper publication order of the books.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_...ography#Novels

eskimo49 · 07-05-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by David Munch

Which book should one start with, if you are new to mystery novels, and especially A. Christie?

The first one I read was 'A Murder is Announced' (Marple) and that would be a good one to start with, for Poirot I would choose 'Evil Under the Sun' or 'Mrs McGinty's Dead'.

The books can really be read in any order, because they are all self contained novels and apart from 'Caribbean Mystery' and 'Nemesis' don't really depend on any of the others. 'Nemesis' doesn't depend on 'Caribbean Mystery' for the plot, but does follow on from it. Without trying to give to much away, in 'Nemesis', Miss Marple is given some money and a task from one of the characters in 'Caribbean Mystery'.

I would also suggest 'And Then There Was None' ( which has had its original title changed twice because they were deemed to be politically incorrect). The Original title had been changed to 'Ten Little Indians', but even that has been deemed unsuitable.

crich70 · 07-05-2012, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by eskimo49

I would also suggest 'And Then There Was None' ( which has had its original title changed twice because they were deemed to be politically incorrect). The Original title had been changed to 'Ten Little Indians', but even that has been deemed unsuitable.

True though you have to consider the times a book is written in as well I think. It was written in 1938 or 1939 (published in 1939) so the world was a bit different back then. There were still segregated restaurants, theater's, bathrooms and even water fountains back then. And of course the threat of Nazi aggression was in the air too so I imagine the title of a book was of secondary concern back then.

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07-04-2012, 06:02 PM	#92
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,009 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	Which book should one start with, if you are new to mystery novels, and especially A. Christie?

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	She is at Open Library though I don't know how many copies of a given book are ebooks. http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL27695A/Agatha_Christie And some of them are in Daisy format whatever that is.

07-05-2012, 02:06 AM	#97
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Daisy format is a "talking book" format for the blind.

07-05-2012, 02:24 AM	#98
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,009 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	I found this list, any objections? Otherwise i'll start from the top..

07-05-2012, 03:54 AM	#99
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Sounds good to me. It's a good idea to read the Poirot novels in order (you don't have to read every one, but don't read earlier ones before later ones) because he often talks about his earlier cases, and gives away their solution. The same thing occurs to a rather lesser extent in the "Miss Marple" novels (in particular, you should read "A Caribbean Mystery" before "Nemesis").

07-05-2012, 04:43 AM	#100
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	Wow totally forgot about this thread! Read the whole thing while eating dinner. lol Great read!

07-05-2012, 10:15 AM	#101
cmargm Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 3	Thanks for the list. This brought back many memories. I read most of her books during the summer holidays when we were in "cottage country". The small town that was close by had a summer theatre and offered several of her plays. Must start rereading some of them again.

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