The circular staircase
(Audio CD)
Contributors:
Burns, Rebecca, narrator.
Published:
Old Saybrook, CT : Tantor Media, [2009].
Format:
Audio CD
Physical Desc:
6 audio discs ( 6.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Status:
Description
According to Wikipedia: "Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876-September 22, 1958) was a prolific author often called the American Agatha Christie.[1] She is considered the source of the phrase "The butler did it", although she did not actually use the phrase herself, and also considered to have invented the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing.... Rinehart wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and special articles. Many of her books and plays, such as The Bat (1920) were adapted for movies, such as The Bat (1926), The Bat Whispers (1930), and The Bat (1959). While many of her books were best-sellers, critics were most appreciative of her murder mysteries. Rinehart, in The Circular Staircase (1908), is credited with inventing the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing. The Circular Staircase is a novel in which "a middle-aged spinster is persuaded by her niece and nephew to rent a country house for the summer. The house they choose belonged to a bank defaulter who had hidden stolen securities in the walls. The gentle, peace-loving trio is plunged into a series of crimes solved with the help of the aunt. This novel is credited with being the first in the "Had-I-But-Known" school."[3] The Had-I-But-Known mystery novel is one where the principal character (frequently female) does less than sensible things in connection with a crime which have the effect of prolonging the action of the novel. Ogden Nash parodied the school in his poem Don't Guess Let Me Tell You: "Sometimes the Had I But Known then what I know now I could have saved at least three lives by revealing to the Inspector the conversation I heard through that fortuitous hole in the floor." The phrase "The butler did it", which has become a cliché, came from Rinehart's novel The Door, in which the butler actually did do it, although that exact phrase does not actually appear in the work."
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MCPLD Central Audio-Vis.
CD Mystery RINEHART Mary
On Shelf
Dec 6, 2023
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400110827, 1400110823
Notes
General Note
"Includes ebook."
General Note
Unabridged.
Participants/Performers
Read by Rebecca Burns.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Rinehart, M. R., & Burns, R. (2009). The circular staircase. Old Saybrook, CT, Tantor Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958 and Rebecca, Burns. 2009. The Circular Staircase. Old Saybrook, CT, Tantor Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958 and Rebecca, Burns, The Circular Staircase. Old Saybrook, CT, Tantor Media, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rinehart, Mary Roberts and Rebecca Burns. The Circular Staircase. Old Saybrook, CT, Tantor Media, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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