The Queen of crime, read by the best narrator in the business. Brilliant!

@leannlindsey3554

Ай бұрын

😅😅😅

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 . . ."?

@kevinlada4018

Ай бұрын

Great movie. It is free on KZread right now. I luv it. I remember seeing it as a kid.

@mariamcgee4462

Ай бұрын

Such a funny film with so many brilliant actors.

@trixietru

11 күн бұрын

Me

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!

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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📝📚📖❣️

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

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 !

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.

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.

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

i’ve had a few negatives about my commentary so yo hear this really cheered me up a lot

@Buddybaba

17 күн бұрын

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!❤

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.

That was amazing. What a voice, bro! Great voice acting. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

@classicdetective

25 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot. Means a lot.

Very enjoyable, Tony! Masterful storytelling, entertaining, interesting, informative commentary. Thank you!

@noelle7658

Ай бұрын

I agree. I enjoyed this story very much. Nice audio besides .

I think this presentation is one of my favorite!! Love stories like this!! Great job ❤

Very enjoyable reading and conversation. I have not heard this story before and i honestly thought i had heard them all.

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

you’re very welcome

Lol; I loved that, Sir Edward would have been a fine Character to use in further stories! Thank-You!!

WHO IS THE BRILLIANT READER WITH THE MOST PURE BRITISH ACCENT??? ❤❤❤

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. 😊

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

you are very welcome

@sandyfoot

5 күн бұрын

This is how I interpreted the phrase ‘making love’ also. It was just an opportunistic and innocent ‘drink at the fountain of youth’ to be in the company of youth and beauty. It was not physical. He was a gentleman.

@janebrown7231

5 күн бұрын

@sandyfoot Yes indeed. 👍

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.☮️

@soundsilence2604

Ай бұрын

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.

@lunablue745

Ай бұрын

@@soundsilence2604 Interesting! I did not know that. Thank you for enlighting me!

@tshepimufamadi3414

Ай бұрын

And maybe pedophilic. She was in late teens?

I enjoyed your commentary!

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

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.

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. 🤗👏

Very enjoyable, thank you 👍🥂

Just an FYI: In the AI-generated picture of a detective, he has only 3 fingers. Love your channel! You’re my favorite narrator.

Excellent read. New subscriber+ notifications. Thanks!

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

Glad to have you here

So well spoken

Haha, Tonys gone bolshie on us!! And youre accent changed dramatically, I've always wondered what the real Tony sounded like.

Thanks

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

ta v much

👏👏👏

Enjoyable, thanks!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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. 😅

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

I remember watching a drama made about her disappearance. I don’t mind being disagreed with. My ideas are only lightly grasped :)

There is a strong current of “not one of US!”

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.

@evelanpatton

Ай бұрын

Isn’t it lovely to have a whole World Wide Web to find things that you might find fits your particular enjoyment? Ta. 🪭

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

i’m guessing you won’t be back

@willzimjohn

Ай бұрын

@@classicdetective Neither will I. Giving away the ending in your intro is beyond lame.

@classicdetective

Ай бұрын

Git ye gone. I don’t remember inviting you

@lynnhardaker5466

Ай бұрын

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.

@lunablue745

Ай бұрын

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.

@zaphodflys

Ай бұрын

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.

@janebrown7231

Ай бұрын

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.