Creator
Agatha Christie
Title
The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
Coverage
Toronto/New York:
Publisher
The Ryerson Press/John Lane
Date
1920
Description
This is the first Canadian edition using the sheets of the first edition, published by John Lane of New York. This is also the first book by one of the most prolific, enduring, and beloved detective fiction writers, Agatha Christie. In her first book, she introduces her famous detective Hercule Poirot. Besides ushering in the “cozy school” of detective fiction, Christie’s book illustrates the close relationship between the American and British literary markets. Her novel was first published in New York and then Canada (likely for reasons of copyright), and only then in her native Great Britain. A Haycraft-Queen selection. Accompanied by Christie’s response to a fan letter.
Source
From the Collection of Jeffrey Johnson