Sing A Song of Sixpence by Agatha Christie
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- Опубліковано 19 кві 2024
- Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those featuring her famous characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time, with her works having sold over two billion copies worldwide. Her innovative plots, clever misdirection, and surprising twists have earned her the title of the Queen of Crime.
"Sing a Song of Sixpence" is a short story by Agatha Christie, first published in the December 1929 issue of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News in the U.K. The story was later collected in the anthology "The Listerdale Mystery" (1934) and published in the U.S. in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in February 1947 and the collection "The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories" (1948).
Within Christie's extensive body of work, "Sing a Song of Sixpence" stands as an early example of her mastery of the short story format. Published in 1929, the story falls within the Golden Age of Detective Fiction in Britain, a period characterized by puzzle-like mysteries, amateur sleuths, and complex plots. While the story deviates from some of Christie's more famous works by featuring a one-off protagonist instead of her iconic detectives, it still showcases her ability to craft intricate and engaging mysteries.
One criticism of "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is the unexpected resolution that may leave readers feeling that they were not given a fair chance to solve the mystery themselves.
The story also reflects the class stereotypes and prejudices prevalent in British society during the early 20th Century . These class dynamics in the story provide insight into the social attitudes of the era, even as they may not align with contemporary values.
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The Queen of crime, read by the best narrator in the business.
Brilliant!
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I think it was the comedy movie, "Murder by Death" in which many authors of detective fiction were roasted, where the Agatha Christie character was accused of "withholding clues from her readers." I had to laugh when I heard that, because who hasn't read Christie and at the end said,"well, if I had only known THAT . . ."?
Great movie. It is free on UA-cam right now. I luv it. I remember seeing it as a kid.
Such a funny film with so many brilliant actors.
I had forgotten: it's Saturday and time for Classic Detective! What a pleasant surprise. 😊
Oh, this is a feeling similar to when the cake is just cool enough to cut! Yum!
One of her ones where you have no idea where it's going!
Thanks Tony!
Excellent, Tony! Wonderful hearing you read Agatha Christie in your indomitable style; all the different voices. Thank you! Enjoyed the end waffle and all the information about the story; history of the era; and all the bits and bobs thrown in for our consideration.
Just so lovely to continue to enjoy having a content generator who is HUMAN & has several hats that he wears so well- an educationally creative vaudeville of STORYTELLING.
I love Agatha’s writing. Such genuine contributions to writing from what might be called a “singular narrative voice”; however, the creativity of logical imagination is supremely elegant & eloquent.
And Tony…just a world communities’ “cup of tea”- Thank you! ☕️🫖🪭 of 🗝️🚪🪄🪅,🪆,🖼️ of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📝📚📖❣️
Interesting how well Gates Of Imagination channel is doing . i’m not sure people realise it’s all
AI. that’s why they can generate so many audiobooks so quickly . truth is that most people don’t mind the AI. We humans will become like an artisan etsy product !
I am genuinely shocked by the quality of this podcast. The dialog after the story really captivated me.
It is so vastly different than 90% of the podcasts I have listened to over the years.
i’ve had a few negatives about my commentary so yo hear this really cheered me up a lot
You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.
John Lydgate
Hi, dear Tony! Wonderful selection, one of my favorite Agathas. Thank you!❤
I think this presentation is one of my favorite!! Love stories like this!! Great job ❤
Excellent Tony. I had read this many years ago but had forgotten it almost totally! Loved your reading of it and loved the after-chat. Thanks so much.
Very enjoyable, Tony! Masterful storytelling, entertaining, interesting, informative commentary. Thank you!
I agree. I enjoyed this story very much. Nice audio besides .
Lol; I loved that, Sir Edward would have been a fine Character to use in further stories!
Thank-You!!
So well spoken
I believe she was 17 when she met Sir Palliser, so she'd be 27 now. He is sixty now, so he would have been about 50 on the cruise.
Oh to have the writing brilliance of Lady Agatha!
Question: if I didn't know a woman wrote this, I would have most certainly thought a man penned this by the way the older gent sees Magdalen mostly as an object. It seems her youth and beauty made her more interesting. Does it seem lightly misogynistic? I don't mean the age difference or them coupling up. Somehow it seems a little discomforting. I think it is important to take into account the culture in which the story is birthed. I find it interesting. Sorry if my comment offended anyone.☮️
Perhaps, Christie wanted you to bristle at every mention of Magdalen's 'loss' of her girlhood 'charm'. 🙄 Christie's divorce from her husband, Archie, occurred in 1928 prior to this story's 1929 release. The divorce deeply pained Christie but not Archie-boy. A week after its finalisation, he married 24-year-old Nancy Neele (10 years Christie's junior). Perhaps, this story upholds contemporary culture. Or, betrays a bit of self-loathing. Or, maybe it serves as social critique.
@@soundsilence2604 Interesting! I did not know that. Thank you for enlighting me!
And maybe pedophilic. She was in late teens?
Very enjoyable, thank you 👍🥂
Very enjoyable reading and conversation. I have not heard this story before and i honestly thought i had heard them all.
you’re very welcome
That was amazing. What a voice, bro! Great voice acting. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Thanks a lot. Means a lot.
I enjoyed your commentary!
Glad you enjoyed!
Oh how delicious!
Sunday morning in bed with Agatha and a cat and a coffee!
(It's bitcoin halving time, so I'm currently not in demand. Yay)
What a treat!
Thanks SO much Tony for a cosy Christie. ( love the thumbnail),
It's vtmuch appreciated.
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I think that Mrs Christie nailed the great aunt character. The sort of woman who does "good", in order to control others. By being generous she holds the moral high ground, and expects the recipient to be beholden to her.
Not a nice lady at all, so we don't need to reproach ourselves for enjoying her demise.
Nor need we pity the murderer because he was legitimately illegitimate.
A guilt free indulgence, better than chocolate.
Just an FYI: In the AI-generated picture of a detective, he has only 3 fingers.
Love your channel! You’re my favorite narrator.
Enjoyable, thanks!
Excellent read. New subscriber+ notifications. Thanks!
Glad to have you here
Haha, Tonys gone bolshie on us!! And youre accent changed dramatically, I've always wondered what the real Tony sounded like.
Please don't misinterpret this sentence! -
"He had made love to her, in a discreet, elderly, man-of-the-world fashion."
In 1929, "made love to" simply meant "flirted with", usually light-heartedly and in a public place.
To 'make' love meant to 'pretend' love, to flirt without any real feelings involved.
Yes, it's still uncomfortable to us, a man approaching 60 flirting with a girl he knew was 17, but it's not nearly as creepy as it sounds!
And Christie doesn't express approval; I think she is experimenting with an unattractive lead, and she opens with his inappropriate flirting because she doesn’t want us to find this character sympathetic.
I wouldn't call him a sleuth... more a man with access to documents and a rational former profession. She makes it clear he won't be venturing out of his cul-de-sac again!
Thanks again, Tony. 😊
you are very welcome
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There is a strong current of “not one of US!”
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I will respectfully disagree with you, Mr. Walker. 😉 Perhaps, Christie made a comment with the remarkable age gap (even for the era) and her emphasis on diminished youth. She and her husband divorced the year before this story's release. Are you familiar with the disappearance of Agatha Christie? I recalled Christie's use of Neele's name as I listened. Christie can be subtlety unsubtle when she wants to be. 😅
I remember watching a drama made about her disappearance. I don’t mind being disagreed with. My ideas are only lightly grasped :)
First time I've tried your channel; I stumbled straight into the spoiler in your fourth paragraph.
What was also unnecessary was the boilerplate lesson in social dynamics. Next stop: trigger warnings I suppose.
Isn’t it lovely to have a whole World Wide Web to find things that you might find fits your particular enjoyment? Ta. 🪭
i’m guessing you won’t be back
@@classicdetective Neither will I. Giving away the ending in your intro is beyond lame.
Git ye gone. I don’t remember inviting you
I didn't find that a spoiler at all, as it's such a general comment. Guess this channel just isn't for you. There's loads of us who love it. To each their own.
I’m not going to pretend this was a good story just because it’s Christie. It’s not a good story. Thin plot, thinner characters with contradictory traits, no delight in language, the realizations are weak, the detective isn’t likable or even delightfully dislikable, and the twist is not telegraphed and simply functions to serve the author of the story rather than the audience. It’s a bad story, through and through.
I wouldn't call it a "bad" story, but, I did feel a little uncomfortable with the way the main female character, in fact all the female characters are drawn.
I agree. Not only was it terribly structured, the main detective was annoying and unlikable.
Honestly the only good thing was the narration. Please pick better stories to narrate because your voice is lovely but the story was grating af.
You make some good analytical points.
I've read worse from her... usually later works, when she was churning them out as if quality was no longer of any importance.
She certainly had a great range, from the top of her particular niche a lot of the time, down to some pretty dire stuff, often the short stories, which sometimes feel like storylines for novels that she abandoned as simply not good enough.