Agatha Christie, At Bertram's Hotel

Amy Lee (The Open University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Kerry Myler (Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1965

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Crime and Detective
Novel
Story

Resources

At Bertram's Hotel is an interesting novel because it features some of Christie's best and most original female characters. Along with Miss Jane Marple, there is the ruthless and brilliant Lady Bess Sedgwick, and her daughter Elvira Blake. Women's ideas and actions take a prominent place in this book, as it reveals a female mind turned criminal, and also features Miss Marple's reminiscences about her youth.

As in some of the other Miss Marple adventures, wherever Miss Marple wants to spend a short relaxing holiday a murder is bound to occur. When her kind nephew and niece offer her a trip somewhere, Miss Marple decides to go to Bertram's Hotel in London. She remembers visiting it once with her grandmother, and would like …

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Citation: Lee, Amy. "At Bertram's Hotel". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 July 2003 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=6492, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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