THE AFFAIR AT THE VICTORY BALL

by Agatha Christie, The Gunston Trust (Editor)

Overview

THE AFFAIR AT THE VICTORY BALL - AGATHA CHRISTIE - GUNSTON CLASSICS

A short story by Agatha Christie, and the first short story to feature Hercule Poirot. The story was first published in The Sketch in March 1923 in the U.K. It was the first of a series of 12 short stories about Poirot which Bruce Ingram, then editor of the Sketch commissioned from Christie because of her success with the character in Styles.
Victory Ball was published in the U.S. in The Blue Book Magazine in September 1923.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798765523537
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/30/2022
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	401,795
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.08(d)

About the Author

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976)

was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap, which was performed in the West End from 1952 to 2020, as well as six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com