The Poisonous Pen of Agatha Christie

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The Poisonous Pen of Agatha Christie

Gerald, Michael C.

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University of Texas Press（1993/06発売）
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製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 288 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9780292728646
DDC分類 823.912

Full Description

Poisoning occurs in over half of Agatha Christie's many novels and stories. In fact, she used a larger number and broader selection of poisons and medicines, for a wider variety of purposes, with greater frequency, ingenuity, and scientific accuracy than any other detective fiction writer. Yet very little has been written on the use of drugs, poisons, and chemicals in Christie's fiction.

The Poisonous Pen of Agatha Christie entertainingly and authoritatively fills this gap. Michael Gerald explores the use of poisons and drugs in Christie's fiction not only to commit murder and suicide but also to incapacitate a victim, alter behavior, treat disease, or support addiction. He also analyzes her views, as expressed in her fiction and autobiography, on drug addiction, the health professions, the value of medicines, and scientific discoveries.

Especially valuable is Gerald's exhaustive listing of all drugs, poisons, and chemicals mentioned in Christie's novels and stories, with references to the work(s) in which each appears and the ways in which each is used. Other tables list all the novels and short stories and the chemicals that are used in each. Throughout, the properties of all drugs are clearly explained so that the reader needs no special scientific or medical knowledge.

The Poisonous Pen of Agatha Christie illuminates the fictional uses Christie made of her real-life experiences as a hospital drug dispenser and as a provider of nursing care. It will be of interest to fans and scholars alike.

Preface
Selected Dates in the Life of Agatha Christie
Part I. A Poison for Every Purpose

1. A Matter of Taste: Better Dying through Chemicals
2. Disposal of Unwanted Persons with Time-Honored Poisons
3. Disposal of Still More Unwanted Persons: Natural and Unusual Poisons
4. Poison or Not a Poison? That Is the Question
5. How Was That Poison Given?
6. Chemical Control of Body, Mind, and Soul
7. Murder with Medicines
8. Taking Drug Compliance to an Extreme: On Addicts and Addiction
9. Poisoning by Professionals: Helpful or Harmful Health Providers
10. Science and Scientists: Benefits versus Risks to Society

Part II. A Guide to Christie's Poisons, Drugs, and Chemicals
Appendix One. Complete List of Novels and Short Stories and the Ways Poisons,
Drugs, and Chemicals Are Used in Each
Appendix Two. Medical Use of Drugs in Novels and Short Stories
Notes
Bibliography
Subject Index
Title Index