I goofed again. I read Sad Cypress before The Regatta Mystery. Back on track now, I think.
"What are the years from 20 to 40? Fettered and bound by personal and emotional relationships. That's bound to be. That's living. But later there's a new stage. You can think, observe life, discover something about other people and the truth about yourself. Life becomes real - significant. You see it as a whole. Not just one scene - the scene you, as an actor, are playing. No man or woman is actually himself (or herself) till after 45. That's when individuality has a chance." - Parker Pyne ("Problem at Pollensa Bay")
I really enjoyed this collection of short stories, dear Agatha. Sometimes the short story works are not my favorite, nor is Parker Pyne a favorite of your characters, but I did still enjoy this book as a whole. My favorite was probably "The Mystery of the Bagdad Chest," followed closely by "In a Glass Darkly." No wait - maybe "Problem at Sea." Or "The Dream"! They were all that good!
So yesterday I found myself downtown with an hour long wait and I forgot my book. I downloaded it onto my phone and read one of the stories electronically. The e-book was kind of cool because at the beginning of the stories, it had a brief note on when and where the stories were published. With "In a Glass Darkly," it included this super cool nugget:
"... its very first public airing was on 6 April 1934 when Agatha Christie read the story on BBC Radio's National Programme. No recording of this 15-minute performance is known to exist."
THAT would be something to hear!
Love,
Beth
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