The Mysterious Affair at Styles.

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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