Dr Keith A. Manley, 'Bodies in Libraries as Viewed by Agatha Christie and "Golden Age" Detective Writers
The
name of Agatha Christie is synonymous with the discovery of dead bodies in
libraries, usually in country houses. This paper will consider death amidst the
books in Agatha’s novels and her own upbringing amongst books. But Hercule
Poirot and Miss Marple will share the limelight with other `Golden Age’ sleuths
of the 1920s and 1930s, with guest appearances from Lord Peter Wimsey,
Inspector John Appleby, and others. All of them appreciated libraries, and
murder of course; not for the faint-hearted.
The
following seminar will be in-person only at 5.30 p.m. in the Warburg
Institute, Woburn Square, London, WC1H 0AB. Free to attend, but
please book in advance.
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