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04 July 2023 👁 169
In "The Secret Adversary," Bobbed Hair Was Simply the Cat's Pyjamas

In "The Secret Adversary," Bobbed Hair Was Simply the Cat's Pyjamas

We first see Tommy and Tuppence when they bump into each other at the entrance to the Dover Street Tube. Agatha Christie describes Tuppence as “elfin” with “black bobbed hair,” a look that was extremely popular in 1922 when the book was published.

21 June 2023 👁 416
Checking off the Tasks to Launch this New Agatha Christie Book

Checking off the Tasks to Launch this New Agatha Christie Book

You may have had the same author daydream I have had. When your book is about to be published, your agent will have set up a grand launch event with crowds, a brief book-reading, and maybe finger sandwiches.

09 June 2023 👁 93
June Is a Lovely Month in England to Look at Gardens - and History

June Is a Lovely Month in England to Look at Gardens - and History

While thinking about a topic for this month’s post, I wondered if there was an Agatha Christie-related or 1920s event that happened in June to write about. I did a little online research – and then created my own event!

01 June 2023 👁 253
Welcome to the "Agatha Annotated" Website!

Welcome to the "Agatha Annotated" Website!

It’s been a long time coming!

I’m referring to this website, certainly, but I’m also thinking about Agatha Christie’s books. She wrote The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1916 and it was published in 1920. That’s over one hundred years ago!

26 May 2023 👁 144
Wrestling with Titles and Subtitles

Wrestling with Titles and Subtitles

While crafting the perfect title for your book may seem like a creative effort, authors also need to exert their business skills before making a final decision. 

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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.

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