Agatha Christie
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Lovely collection, Pete. You must be really thrilled. Are all those book with the white covers hardbacks?
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Yes Julie,all hardbacks.I have a few collections of Agatha's books,but this collection,along with the 1960's 'Greenway Edition' of her work is one that even Agatha herself really liked!
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Thank you Nigel.I've been watching them being sold for fairly high prices on ebay for about 2yrs.I was toying with biting the bullet and paying a large amount for the set,but decided to wait a bit longer.I'm sure I got this set cheaper as its description was a bit vague compared to many of the others that have been advertised.!
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Thought this might be of interest;
Greenway, yours for just £6,000
Greenway, yours for just £6,000
http://www.agathachristie.com/insight/c ... ours-6000/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Colin Cadle blogs about how he found an original advert for Greenway when it was up for sale many years ago.
Property in 33 Acres, sub-tropical gardens, overlooking the River Dart - £6000 or near offer!
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New Hercule Poirot novel written by Sophie Hannah!
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I guess the fans of Christie will judge the new book when they've read it. Hopefully with an open mind.
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But, but, Poirot is DEAD! There was an obituary in the paper!
I'd actually love to read the new novels, so will reserve my judgement, or lack thereof, for later.
I'd actually love to read the new novels, so will reserve my judgement, or lack thereof, for later.
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I look forward with baited breathe for this one...September 2014 is the predicted release date apparently..
Didn't see this one coming,so thanks for posting about it and letting us know.Most appreciated.
Didn't see this one coming,so thanks for posting about it and letting us know.Most appreciated.
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Wasn't the same said about Sherlock HolmesMing wrote:But, but, Poirot is DEAD! There was an obituary in the paper!
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Yes, Poirot died - but that doesn't mean a 'new' story could be set in his lifetime, does it? The fans are mostly angry about this - one has just announced she is 'unfollowing' on Facebook. Incidentally, the website has had a major revamp, so might be worth a visit.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself brought him back, not some other writer.Wolfgang wrote:Wasn't the same said about Sherlock Holmes
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An achievement indeed. I shall be watching this last episode, really looking forward to it.
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Re: Hercule Poirot
A very sad book, which I have only read twice. Each time I have had to read an earlier Poirot straight afterwards.
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