The Moving Finger is a 1942 mystery by English writer Agatha Christie. The American edition is shorter and has fewer characters than the version published in England. - AsNotedIn
When at last I was taken out of the plaster, and the doctors had pulled me about to their hearts' content, and nurses had wheeled me into cautiously using my limbs, and I had been nauseated by their practically using baby talk to me, Marcus Kent told me I was to go and live in the country.
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942/07/00 | Agatha Christie | Author | "The Moving Finger" by Agatha Christie is published at Dodd, Mead and Company, New York. | ||||
| 1942/07/00 | Miss Jane Marple | Amateur Detective | "The Moving Finger" by Agatha Christie is published at Dodd, Mead and Company, New York. | ||||
| 1942/07/00 | Dodd, Mead and Company | Publisher | "The Moving Finger" by Agatha Christie is published at Dodd, Mead and Company, New York. |
| Particulars for The Moving Finger (Christie book): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Building Use | Clergy House: Manse, Parsonage, Rectory, Vicarage | Residence for clergy ministers | |
| Crime | Crime | ||
| Narrative Arts | Detective | a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Mystery | something not understood or beyond understanding | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Communication | Poison pen letter | a letter, typically anonymous, that is libelous, abusive or malicious | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Narrative Arts | Scotland Yard Detectives | ||
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