Bodies in Libraries as Viewed by Agatha Christie and 'Golden Age' Detective Writers
- Event type
- Seminar
- Series
- History of Libraries
- Address
- Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB
- Speakers
- Keith Manley (Institute of Historical Research)
- Event dates
- Contact
- IESEvents@sas.ac.uk Email only
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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