The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
A diplomatic incident (AKA The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées ) is a collection of short stories by Agatha Christie. She first appeared on 24 October 1960 at the United Kingdom were published by William Collins and Sons.
The publication in the German-speaking area becomes very complicated. Only in 2011 appeared as a band of 74 published by the French publisher Hachette Collections The official collection of Agatha Christie, the original compilation.
The collection is remarkable, it is nevertheless the only collection of short stories in which the two famous detectives of the author, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, occur. ( In the first five stories Hercule Poirot determined, in the sixth Miss Marple. )
The stories
A diplomatic incident
(AKA The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, or The Theft of the Royal Ruby )
Comments
The story is an extended version of the story The Christmas Adventure ( excitement for Christmas ) from the periodical The Sketch Magzine, Issue 1611, 11 December 1923. ( The short version can be found in the collection as long as it is bright. )
First published in the United Kingdom
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding: 1960
First German -language publication
1967 in a diplomatic incident: crime stories, only justifiable transfer from the English by Marfa Berger, Scherz Verlag ( Bern, Munich, Vienna)
Films
For the English television series Agatha Christie's Poirot with David Suchet as Poirot, Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Philip Jackson as Japp, and Pauline Moran as Miss adapted and filmed in Season 3 Lemon
The Spanish Chest
(Original title The Mystery of the Spanish Chest )
Comments
The story is an extended version of The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest ( The Riddle of the chest from Baghdad ) from the beach Magazine, Issue 493, January 1932. ( The short version can be found in the collection as long as it is bright. )
First published in the United Kingdom
The Mystery of the Spanish Chest: 17 September to 1 October 1960 - Women's Illustrated.
First German -language publication
1964 in the accident and other cases, only justifiable transfer from the English by Maria Meinert and Renate Weigl, Scherz Verlag ( Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna)
Films
For the English television series Agatha Christie's Poirot with David Suchet as Poirot, Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Philip Jackson as Japp, and Pauline Moran as Miss adapted and filmed in Season 3 Lemon
The whipping boy
(AKA The Under Dog )
First published in the United Kingdom
The Under Dog: October 1926 - The London Magazine.
First published in the United States
The Under Dog: April 1926 - The Mystery Magazine.
First German -language publication
1961 Witness for the Prosecution, Scherz Verlag ( Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna)
Films
For the English television series Agatha Christie's Poirot with David Suchet as Poirot, Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Philip Jackson as Japp, and Pauline Moran as Miss adapted and filmed in Season 5 Lemon
Twenty-Four Blackbirds
(AKA Four -and- Twenty Blackbirds )
First published in the United Kingdom
First published in the United States
Four -and- Twenty Blackbirds: April 1926 - The Mystery Magazine.
First German -language publication
1966 in The Mousetrap and other traps, only justifiable transfer from the English by Maria Meinert, among others Scherz Verlag ( Bern, Munich, Vienna)
Films
For the English television series Agatha Christie's Poirot with David Suchet as Poirot, Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Philip Jackson as Japp, and Pauline Moran as Miss adapted and filmed in Season 1 Lemon
The Dream
(AKA The Dream )
First published in the United Kingdom
The Dream: October 1937 - The beach Magazine Issue 566
First German -language publication
1964 in the accident and other cases, only justifiable transfer from the English by Maria Meinert and Renate Weigl, Scherz Verlag ( Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna)
References to other works
The reader encounters Dr. Stillingfleet in the novel The forgetful murderess from the year 1966.
Films
For the English television series Agatha Christie's Poirot with David Suchet as Poirot, Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Philip Jackson as Japp, and Pauline Moran as Miss adapted and filmed in Season 1 Lemon
Greenshaws monster
( Original title Greenshaw 's Folly )
First published in the United Kingdom
Greenshaw 's Folly: August 1960 - Woman's Journal.
First German -language publication
1964 in the accident and other cases, only justifiable transfer from the English by Maria Meinert and Renate Weigl, Scherz Verlag ( Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna)
The German version of the book
Contains the first published in 1967 in German -speaking Scherz Verlag collection of short stories, in addition to the title story, a short story from the dog of death.
The short stories The secret of the Spanish Chest, The Fall Guy, Twenty-Four Blackbirds, The Dream and Greenshaws monster missing. For this purpose include:
- A diplomatic incident
- The lamp
- Escalator to the grave
- The fourth man
- The red signal
- At the wrong wire