Kate's Blog

Latest Thoughts on all things Agatha

30 April 2024 👁 139
Travel First-Class with Agatha and Anne on a 1920s Steamship

Travel First-Class with Agatha and Anne on a 1920s Steamship

Agatha Christie loved to travel and she frequently drew on her personal experiences when writing travel descriptions in her novels. Perhaps the most obvious parallel is Anne Beddingfeld’s fictional sea voyage to Cape Town, South Africa. Anne’s journey is related in The Man in the Brown Suit which was published in 1924, just two years after Agatha completed the same trip.

16 April 2024 👁 118
Shake Hands with Two Wonderful Women and Learn their Fascinating Stories

Shake Hands with Two Wonderful Women and Learn their Fascinating Stories

I recently took part in the Local Author Fest at the Wheaton Public Library. One of the best parts of local author fairs is seeing old friends and I was super excited that one of my old friends, someone I hadn’t seen for a long time, was going to be in attendance.

02 April 2024 👁 145
The Craze for Ancient Egyptian Mysteries that Swept 1920s England

The Craze for Ancient Egyptian Mysteries that Swept 1920s England

When Agatha Christie wrote her short story “The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb” people were mad for everything Egyptian. Whether calculated or not, she tapped into a trend that had been wildly popular for decades. 

26 March 2024 👁 94
"Reading Christie Like a Flapper" Still Available on The Wickeds Website

"Reading Christie Like a Flapper" Still Available on The Wickeds Website

In case you missed it, on March 4, I was lucky enough to be a guest blogger on The Wickeds website. I wrote a little about the hows and whys of writing Agatha Annoted in a post called "Reading Christie Like a Flapper."

19 March 2024 👁 109
An Independent Streak Is Admirable, but Partnering Makes All the Difference

An Independent Streak Is Admirable, but Partnering Makes All the Difference

I work hard on my book marketing, alone with my laptop, and I used to feel my efforts were fairly effective. I had no idea what I was missing.

First567810121314Last

Upcoming Events

What is Agatha Annotated?

This website is the home of the Agatha Christie database as annotated by Kate Gingold, hence the name Agatha Annotated.

It's a rich glossary of

  • nearly 1900 terms
  • over 200 illustrations
  • 347 French phrases

Kate found them while reading Agatha Christie novels, and wrote them, along with definitions curated from years of research, into this database.

Currently the first 11 Christie books, those she wrote in the 1920s, are annotated here. 

Anybody can be a member and gain access to this rich glossary. Visit the Community page to learn the details.

We took the 1920s terms and published a book, Agatha Annotated: Investigating the Books of the 1920s, now available on Amazon in Paperback or Kindle format.

Kate will be adding to the database and members get the new terms and definitions first before the second volume is printed, plus members can comment and ask questions about the terms and Kate and other members can reply.

We hope you enjoy. Click around the pages to learn more.

Become a Subscriber Now

EasyDNNstyleWizard