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bonecold1 14 Jun 09 at 6:27 p.m. GMT

I notice that the website said that Agatha Christie wrote 163 short stories (Not including those incorporated into the Big Four).

I know that the three short story collection books released in the UK (Poirot, Miss Marple & Mystery and Detectives & Young Adventurers) contained 159 of these stories and that Three Blind Mice had to be excluded from those while the Mousetrap is still running and so that makes 160.

There have recently been 2 early Poirot ones which were later expanded which could possibly be included in the 163 total but if so does anyone know what the other one is?

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bonecold1 14 Jun 09 at 6:30 p.m. GMT

Sorry should have read that there have been 2 early Poirot ones which have recently been discovered (The Mystery Of The Dog's Ball and the original Capture Of Cerebus)

GKCfan 15 Jun 09 at 4:43 p.m. GMT

I'm not sure... Christie wrote several religious stories in "Star Over Bethlehem," and I don't know if her supernatural and romantic short stories are included in those collections you mentioned.

bonecold1 18 Jun 09 at 7:41 p.m. GMT

Thanks for the reply. The six christmas stories from "Star Over Bethlehem" are actually available in two of the short story collections mentioned above.

I think I've worked out what the problem is. The following Tommy and Tuppence stories are generally classed as 1 individual short story but the website has classed them as 2 separate ones.

1) A Fairy In The Flat/A Pot Of Tea

2) Finessing The King/A Gentleman Dressed

3) The Clergyman's Daughter/The Red House

Harvard_Lapin 11 Jun 10 at 3:10 p.m. GMT

Could the other short story be Poirot version of the Regatta Mystery? It was included in the complete collection of Poirot short stories but is otherwise not available.