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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Olivet Classics Edition with Illustrations
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I started reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which I think was her first published work last night, and it's just great.
What they say about it
- First published book“her first published work”2
The best things said about it
She wrote The Mysterious Affair at Styles and it was that's the one I started reading and it I don't understand how it was rejected at first.
And it was in 1920, a year later, that they finally did publish The Mysterious Affair at Styles, after she agreed to change the ending.
So Agatha Christie published her first detective novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920 and it was the first book to introduce one of her classic detectives Hercule parro.
The Book Review reported an interesting story is told about how The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie a detective novel announced for fall publication came to be written.
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Why people recommend it
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie is a classic detective novel that introduced the brilliant Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot to the world and launched the author's legendary career. On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark explored the historical context of the book, noting that it was her first published work, faced initial rejection by publishers, and finally appeared in print in 1920 only after Christie agreed to alter the ending. Sarah Weinman discussed the novel on The Book Review, highlighting its significance as the pioneering work that introduced one of mystery fiction's most iconic detectives. Tina Jordan also mentioned the book on The Book Review while reviewing historical notes in the New York Times archives regarding how the detective novel came to be written. Furthermore, Kate Atkinson and Sarah Lyall referenced the book's titular estate and its enduring legacy while discussing literary inspirations on The Book Review. These mentions collectively illustrate why the novel remains a cornerstone of the mystery genre, celebrated both for introducing an enduring literary icon and for marking the remarkable beginning of Agatha Christie's unparalleled career as the queen of crime fiction.
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Josh Clark I started reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which I think was her first published work um last night… 4
“I started reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which I think was her first published work um last night, and it's just great.”
“And in between the time she wrote Snow Upon the Desert and The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which would be her first published book, I believe...”
“...she wrote the mysterious affair at Styles and it was that's the one I started reading and it I don't understand how it was rejected at first...”
“And it was in 1920, a year later, uh that they finally did publish the mysterious affair at Styles, um after she agreed to change the ending.”
Kate Atkinson which is after Styles which is the house and one of her books right and the Mysterious Affair at Styles 1
“which is after Styles which is the house and one of her books right and the Mysterious Affair at Styles”
Sarah Weinman so Agatha Christie published her first detective novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920 and it was t… 1
“so Agatha Christie published her first detective novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920 and it was the first book to introduce one of her classic detectives Hercule parro”
Tina Jordan the book review reported an interesting story is told about how the mysterious Affair at styles by Agatha C… 1
“the book review reported an interesting story is told about how the mysterious Affair at styles by Agatha Christie a detective novel announced for fall publication came to be written”
