About this episode
This episode explores Agatha Christie's knowledge of poisons and their significance in her works.
There's a reason why Agatha Christie knew so much about poisons. This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 1st April 2020. Books and sources:—The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie—A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup—"In a Dispensary" by Agatha Christie from the collection The Road of Dreams—Agatha Christie: A Biography by Janet Morgan—An Autobiography by Agatha Christie—Guardian Obituary: Rosalind Hicks by Janet Morgan—The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie—Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie—"Dame Agatha's Dispensary" by Eunice Bonow Bardell in Pharmacy in History, Vol. 26, No. 1 (1984) To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Caroline Crampton
Topics covered
- Agatha Christie
- poisons
- mystery literature
- historical context
- crime fiction
Keywords
- Agatha Christie
- poisons
- mystery
- literature
- crime fiction
- historical context
- Shedunnit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Guardian
Books & works: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie, In a Dispensary, Agatha Christie: A Biography, An Autobiography, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Murder on the Orient Express
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