Here's a bit of GKC on AC:
...Miss Marple, quite as meek and spinsterish as Miss Mitford, actually is a creation of modern detective fiction; a modest maiden lady who plays the demure detective in some excellent stories by Agatha Christie...(Note, the Seven Dials story is not one with Miss Marple in it.)
[GKC ILN May 23 1936; thanks to Frank Petta and my mother]
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I've noticed the parallels between the books– "Seven Dials" is clearly inspired by both GKC and P.G. Wodehouse.
ReplyDeleteI remember attempting to read Seven Dials when I was in labor with my first child (not a good time to be reading anything). I know I eventually finished it (not then), and I do remember some of what it's about, but I think I need to go back and re-read it with Thursday in mind, now that I've read that repeatedly. I've abandoned Agatha for GKC for years. I need to re-visit her.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of mystery novels, but Chesterton and Wodehouse make for an intriguing pedigree. I might pick this one up.
ReplyDeleteSuch fum. it had been so many years since I read this one that I had forgotten the plot, although I must admit that I suspected the killer from the outset (I must have remembered something about it!). How enjoyable to get to reread a Christie that I couldn't practically quote ahead of time. Thanks for the recommendation.
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ReplyDeleteTomorrow (hopefully) I'll get to watch the video version (available through Netflix). I'll let you know if it's worth it. Does anyone know if anyone ever tried to make a movie of The Man Who Was Thursday? I've got the Orson Wells radio version on CD, but I've wondered whether anyone ever made a movie of it.
ReplyDeleteThere has never been a movie of TMWWT, although some people have tried over the years.
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