Agatha Christie : an elusive woman
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- ISBN: 9781639362523
- ISBN: 1639362525
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xvi, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm - Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Pegasus Crime, 2022.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-363, 367-397) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: Hiding in plain sight -- Part one: Victorian girl, 1890s. The house where I was born ; Insanity in the family ; The thing in the house ; Ruined -- Part two: Edwardian debutante, 1900s. Waiting for the man ; Best Victorian lavatory ; The Gezireh Palace Hotel ; Enter Archibald -- Part three: Wartime nurse, 1914-18. Torquay Town Hall ; Love and death ; Enter Poirot ; The Moorland Hotel -- Part four: Bright young author, 1920s. Enter London ; Enter Rosalind ; The British Mission ; Thrillers -- Part five: 1926. Sunningdale ; The Mysterious Affair at Styles ; Disappearance ; The Harrogate Hydropathic Hotel ; Reappearance -- Part six: Plutocratic period, 1930s. Mesopotamia ; Enter Max ; I think I will marry you ; Eight houses ; The golden age -- Part seven: Wartime worker, 1940s. Beneath the bombs ; A daughter's a daughter ; Life is rather complicated ; By Mary Westmacott -- Part eight: Taken at the flood, 1950s. A big expensive dream ; They came to Baghdad ; Christie-land after the war ; Second row in the stalls ; A charming grandmother -- Part nine: Not swinging, 1960s. The mystery of the Christie fortune ; A queer lot ; Lady detectives ; To know when to go -- Part ten: Curtain, 1970s. Winterbrook ; After the funeral. |
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Agatha Christie : An Elusive Woman
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Table of Contents
Agatha Christie : An Elusive Woman
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface: Hiding in Plain Sight | p. xiii | |
Part 1 | Victorian Girl - 1890s | |
1 | The House Where I Was Born | p. 3 |
2 | Insanity in the Family | p. 8 |
3 | The Thing in the House | p. 13 |
4 | Ruined | p. 20 |
Part 2 | Edwardian Debutante - 1900s | |
5 | Waiting for The Man | p. 29 |
6 | Best Victorian Lavatory | p. 33 |
7 | The Gezireh Palace Hotel | p. 36 |
8 | Enter Archibald | p. 42 |
Part 3 | Wartime Nurse - 1914-18 | |
9 | Torquay Town Hall | p. 51 |
10 | Love and Death | p. 60 |
11 | Enter Poirot | p. 67 |
12 | The Moorland Hotel | p. 73 |
Part 4 | Bright Young Author - 1920s | |
13 | Enter London | p. 79 |
14 | Enter Rosalind | p. 84 |
15 | The British Mission | p. 88 |
16 | Thrillers | p. 95 |
Part 5 | 1926 | |
17 | Sunningdale | p. 107 |
18 | The Mysterious Affair at Styles | p. 114 |
19 | Disappearance | p. 123 |
20 | The Harrogate Hydropathic Hotel | p. 134 |
21 | Reappearance | p. 156 |
Part 6 | Plutocratic Period - 1930s | |
22 | Mesopotamia | p. 173 |
23 | Enter Max | p. 182 |
24 | I Think I Will Marry You | p. 188 |
25 | Eight Houses | p. 197 |
26 | The Golden Age | p. 210 |
Part 7 | Wartime Worker - 1940s | |
27 | Beneath the Bombs | p. 221 |
28 | A Daughter's a Daughter | p. 232 |
29 | Life Is Rather Complicated | p. 243 |
30 | By Mary Westmacott | p. 253 |
Part 8 | Taken at the Flood - 1950s | |
31 | A Big Expensive Dream | p. 263 |
32 | They Came to Baghdad | p. 270 |
33 | Christie-Land after the War | p. 280 |
34 | Second Row in the Stalls | p. 289 |
35 | A Charming Grandmother | p. 297 |
Part 9 | Not Swinging - 1960s | |
36 | The Mystery of the Christie Fortune | p. 305 |
37 | A Queer Lot | p. 315 |
38 | Lady Detectives | p. 324 |
39 | To Know When to Go | p. 330 |
Part 10 | Curtain - 1970s | |
40 | Winterbrook | p. 337 |
41 | After the Funeral | p. 348 |
Sources | p. 357 | |
Acknowledgements | p. 365 | |
Notes | p. 367 | |
Index | p. 399 | |
Picture Acknowledgements | p. 415 |