Did Agatha Christie write about the batman? She did!
Also about Hoppoton, but you won't find it on a map.

So many terms in Agatha Christie novels are rarely used now...

People and places, well-known in her day, are barely-known to modern readers. 

And the slang turns of phrase are even more unfathomable. “Beard a lion in his den?” "Chew a bun?" 

Guessing the killer is hard enough without adding obtuse references to the mystery.  

Clearly, we need a glossary!

Katharine Kendzy "Kate" Gingold

Kate Gingold, author of Agatha Annotated... has been a huge fan of the works of Agatha Christie her entire adult life. Christie's vivid descriptions of picturesque English life in the early-to-mid twentieth century fascinated Kate, but many of the words were unfamiliar to her.

A writer herself, as well as a researcher and historian with several books of local history to her credit, Kate began a list of these strange words and set out to define them.

Now, Christie fans of today and tomorrow can fully enjoy each story with their own glossary ...

Now Available... A New Book Series!

Obscure Terms &

Historical References

in the works of 

Agatha Christie

 

Volume 1:

Investigating the Books of the 1920s:

  • The Mysterious Affair at Styles 1920
  • The Secret Adversary 1922
  • Murder on the Links 1923
  • The Man in the Brown Suit 1924
  • Poirot Investigates 1924
  • The Secret of Chimneys 1925
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1926
  • The Big Four 1927
  • The Mystery of the Blue Train 1928
  • The Seven Dials Mystery 1929
  • Partners in Crime 1929

What's Inside??

What you get inside Volume 1:

  • 1827 terms 
  • 172 images
  • 11 essays taking "A Closer Look" at each of the books of the 1920s
  • Each term lists where it is found; in each book and chapter. 
  • 347 French phrases spoken by Hercule Poirot!

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Annotator Kate Gingold

Kate Gingold

... has been a huge fan of the works of Agatha Christie her entire adult life. Christie's vivid descriptions of picturesque English life in the early-to-mid twentieth century fascinated Kate, but many of the people and places were unfamiliar to her. A writer herself, as well as a researcher and historian with several local history books to her credit, Kate began a list of these strange words and set out to define them. Now, Christie fans like you and all those who come after will be able to fully enjoy the richness of Agatha Christie novels with their own copy of Agatha Annotated.

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