130 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1991, Reflecting on Miss Marple looks at the incongruous combination of violence, murder and a sweet, white-haired old lady, and examines why this makes such a potent but unlikely formula. The book is an astute and engaging account which reveals Miss Marple as a feminist heroine, triumphantly able to exploit contemporary prejudices against unmarried women in order to... Read more
Important Note
List of Abbreviations
Agatha Christie: Some Biographical Notes
Introduction
1. Women Writers and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction
2. Miss Marple the Spinster
3. Two Gills of Picked Shrimps: Miss Marple as Detective
4. Miss Marple’s Afterlife
Appendix: List of Novels Mentioned in Chapter Four
Bibliography and References
Biography
Marion Shaw is head of the English department at the University of Hull. She lives in Kingston-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire.
