Collecting Agatha Christie

The 1st play #agathachristie wrote was 'Black Coffee' (1930) & is a great read. The playscript was 1st published by Ashley in 1934. This is the 2nd printing from 1939 that was owned by Christie's theatrical agent L. E. (Leonard) Berman - a unique Christie collectible. #theatre

@djmackler For me, Appointment with Death is better as a play than a novel. Her modified story is much more unique and a great twist.

@CollectChristie I love that she rewrote her own material when she adapted for the stage. Murder on the Nile is Death on the Nile without Poirot; Appointment With Death has a different murderer; Witness for the Prosecution has a coda that improves the payoff big time (also used in Wilder’s film).

Arguably one of the most successful writings by #agathachristie but perhaps read by very few fans? The playscript of The Mousetrap (1st edtn 1954) is still in print. I highly recommend reading her plays - after all she is the most successful female playwright of all time #theatre

@rd5623442666978 Reading plays is certainly a different experience but I believe worth doing. I think the more plays one reads the more used to a narrative only format one becomes.

@CollectChristie It's difficult to read in play version for me

@KelvinJPersonMe Which was based on the 1947 Radio play, which was informed by the 1945 real life crime.

@CollectChristie Adapted for theatre in 1952, based on her 1950 short story Three Blind Mice.

@gaynorhs Yes - the official site for his prints from his family (and some signed) is at: artreserve.co.uk/search?q=tom+a…

@CollectChristie Been collecting the Tom Adams covers since I was about 18. Always planned to get my favourite ones scanned and put a freeze of them on the landing. Do you know if they are available as prints?

A couple of previously unseen studio photographs by Tom Adams that he staged to create his covers for #agathachristie's Fontana paperbacks 'A Pocketful of Rye' (1966) and '4:50' from Paddington' (1967). #coverart

1924 - Poirot Investigates by #agathachristie - This collection had 11 short stories in the UK but 14 in the US. Why the difference? Did #sherlockholmes had something to do with it? My new article explores this collection in depth. Full details at: collectingchristie.com/post/poirot-in…

Come & join me at the International #agathachristie Festival on 17-Sep-26 for my illustrated talk celebrating 100 years of 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' with fresh insights on its life over the last 100 years from print to stage, radio & film. Details at: tickettailor.com/events/agathac…

@ArmchairSleuth Agreed - it's always interesting to see what titles a publisher places in an omnibus. 'Destination Unknown' might have been a better choice.

Great to see an older Christie. When thinking of spies in crime fiction, my mind does not immediately jump to Murder in Mesopotamia. #MurderEveryMonday

For #murdereverymonday a 1968 #agathachristie omnibus - SPIES AMONG US (Dodd, Mead, USA) - featuring They Came To Baghdad, N or M? and Murder in Mesopotamia. It's hard to find true 1st edition Christie omnibuses as most quickly went to book club editions after short print runs.

On this #InternationalWomensDay2026 I celebrate the Queen of Crime - #agathachristie . Shared here is a studio photo of Francesca Annis who portrayedTuppence Beresford in the 1980s TV show 'Partners in Crime', based on Christie's characters.

Pleased to share that I will be presenting at the @AgathaFestival this year & honoured to be part of "Roger Ackroyd Day" (17-Sep). My spoiler-free illustrated talk will share new & fascinating insights into #agathachristie's Ackroyd - Full details at: iacf-uk.org/festival-2026/…

I attended the @ABARareBooks #cabookfair this weekend in #sanfrancisco on the hunt for rare #agathachristie & Golden Age books. There were a few Christie's to be found incl. an unpriced colonial 1st ed Lord Edgware Dies! Full review, images & findings at collectingchristie.com/post/2026-cali…

ff to the 57th California Int'l Antiquarian Book Fair in #sanfrancisco this evening (goes all weekend) - hoping to see some rare #agathachristie & other Golden Age books! Report coming post-event!

'Curtain Up' by Julius Green (2015). I just finished re-reading this book filled with wonderful insights from extensive research into #agathachristie's stage plays & was again impressed by how much great content there is. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. #BookReview

Excited to see the first events for the Sept 2026 @AgathaFestival starting to go live. Looking forward to seeing both new and familiar faces at this wonderful @agathachristie event. #agathachristie Initial details at: iacf-uk.org/festival-2026/…

'Evil Under the Sun' by #agathachristie was published in 1941 just two weeks before Germany invaded Russia giving its title a unique weight in those dark days. This is the UK 1st edition w/ its wonderful map of Smuggler's Island (Burgh Island). #firstedition #rarebooks

The Hollow (Collier's, US, 1946) by #agathachristie - In the 1930s-1950s Collier's had some wonderful period illustrations that really brought the novels to life. My new articles share all the images from the 11 novels they published. To view all go to collectingchristie.com/post/collier-s…

@tropicalsocks Her Westmacott novels are not whodunnits, but narrative fiction.

@CollectChristie @DameRutherford Is it a whodunit?

The 1st US printing of "A Daughter's A Daughter" by #agathachristie (#5 of 6 Westmacott novels) - a 1963 Dell pb. Uniquely, the only book she ever adapted from a play she first wrote. #vintagepaperbacks #firstedition