{"id":12868,"date":"2020-05-17T17:08:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T21:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=12868"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:11:50","slug":"miss-marple-the-complete-short-stories-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/12868","title":{"rendered":"Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories<\/a><\/em> (1985) Agatha Christie<\/a> (Miss Marple)<\/p>\n

\"Miss<\/a>These stories were published between 1927 and 1957.<\/p>\n

“(S)o many people seem to me not to be either bad or good, but simply, you know, very silly.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Thirteen Problems<\/em> (previously published as The Tuesday Club Murders<\/em>) (1932)
\nThe Tuesday Night Club (1927)
\nThe Idol House of Astarte (1928)
\nIngots of Gold (1928)
\nThe Blood-Stained Pavement (1928)
\nMotive versus Opportunity (1928)
\nThe Thumb Mark of St. Peter (1928)
\nThe Blue Geranium (1929)
\nA Christmas Tragedy (1930)
\nThe Companion (1930)
\nThe Herb of Death (1930)
\nThe Four Suspects (1930)
\nThe Affair at the Bungalow (1930)
\nDeath by Drowning (1931)<\/p>\n

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories<\/em> (1939)
\n“Miss Marple Tells a Story”
\n“The Dream” (1937)
\n“In a Glass Darkly” (1934)<\/p>\n

Three Blind Mice and Other Stories<\/em> (1950)
\nStrange Jest (1944)
\nThe Tape-Measure Murder\t (1942)
\nThe Case of the Perfect Maid (1942)
\nThe Case of the Caretaker (1942)<\/p>\n

Double Sin and Other Stories<\/em> (1961)<\/strong>
\nSanctuary (1954)
\nGreenshaw’s Folly (1957)<\/p>\n

Miss Marple has always felt timeless to me, which is why it is a surprise to discover that many of the short stories were published between the two world wars and several during the second world war. Perhaps that is what made them so popular at a time when people were dealing with war and upheaval–they were outside of that. <\/p>\n

What my nephew calls \u2018superfluous women\u2019 have a lot of time on their hands, and their chief interest is usually people. And so, you see, they get to be what one might call experts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And there’s something so banal and almost calming about being scolded by an elderly relative.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is your opinion?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t like my opinion, dear. Young people never do, I notice. It is better to say nothing.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNonsense, Aunt Jane; out with it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWell, dear Raymond,\u201d said Miss Marple, laying down her knitting and looking across at her nephew. \u201cI do think you should be more careful how you choose your friends.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The last stories published are probably the weakest, and some have theorized that the books and stories he wrote at the end of her life show early signs of Agatha Christie’s dementia. But the early stories are marvelous.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, as I expect you know, there is nothing more cruel than talk, and there is nothing more difficult to combat.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is just something so calming and reassuring about Miss Marple, and she’s the perfect reading for right now.<\/p>\n

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
\nRating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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