4:50 from Paddington.4:50 FROM PADDINGTON. Agatha Christie. 1957/2005. 2 cds. 1.5 hrs. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Full Cast dramatization dram·a·ti·za·tion n. 1. The act or art of dramatizing: the dramatization of a novel. 2. A work adapted for dramatic presentation: . BBC Audiobooks America. 0-7927-3734-2. $29.95. Vinyl; plot, author notes. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. This short crime story represents the best of Christie's Miss Marple Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie's crime novels. Miss Marple is an elderly spinster who acts as an amateur detective, and lives in the village of St. Mary Mead. mysteries. When Miss Marple's old friend Elspeth McGillicuddy takes the train to visit Miss Marple she is astonished a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. to see a man strangling a woman through the window of a passing train. When she and Miss Marple report the crime, no body is found and they are dismissed as two old busybodies. Miss Marple, intrepid crime-solver that she is, figures out a way to place a housekeeper HOUSEKEEPER. One who occupies a house. 2. A person who occupies every room in the house, under a lease, except one, which is reserved for his landlord, who pays all the taxes, is not a housekeeper. 1 Chit. Rep. 502. in a nearby house to do some snooping for her. This leads to the involvement of the entire household, the grown children and a few youngsters as well, and that leads to some poisonings and other criminal activity. The characters Christie creates are just what one would expect, in only the best possible way, making the story a very enjoyable experience. The dramatization of the story is delightful and the readings wonderful. The listener will only wish that it lasted a bit longer! Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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