Agatha Christie - The Arcadian Deer. The Labours of Hercules No. 3 [in: The Strand Magazine Vol. XCVIII [98], No 589: January 1940]

Agatha Christie - The Arcadian Deer. The Labours of Hercules No. 3 [in: The Strand Magazine Vol. XCVIII [98], No 589: January 1940] - London - George Newnes Ltd. - 1940 - 1st edition - [120] pp - Paper wrappers - 17 x 24,5 cm.

Condition: Good - with some wear and tears (in the story of M. Arlen a page is missing, but the Christie story is COMPLETE).

English literary magazine from the 1940s with (short) stories and articles about i.a. culture and politics. Illustrated with black and white photos and reproductions. With table of contents. Cover: View of St Mary-le-Strand with a double-decker bus.

Includes 'Forever and a day' by Margery Sharp; 'Revenge in a Beauty Shop' by Pearl S. Buck, 'Clue in the Snow' by Carter Dickson (= John Dickson Carr) and an article about depth charges against submarines ('Science and the War at Sea'). Various advertisements about mobilizations also remind of the Second World War.

¶ 'The Arcadian Deer' is a 10-page short story written by Agatha Christie (1890-1976) first published here - illustrated by Ernest Ratcliff (black and white drawings depicting scenes from the story). It was included in the collection The Labors of Hercules in 1947. In 2013 a film adaptation appeared as part of the last TV series of Agatha Christie's Poirot.