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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Christie, Agatha, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, [n.d.] [First published 1926]
... The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie...Agatha Christie...Christie, Agatha... Sussex St Linton 3360 Agatha Christie Mystery Fiction Murder ...Murder mysteryHardcover book, 312 pages. Title page missing.fictionMurder mysteryagatha christie, mystery, fiction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Agatha Christie, "Destination unknown", 1954
... pages, titled "Destination unknown", written by Agatha Christie...Agatha Christie...Agatha Christie..., titled "Destination unknown", written by Agatha Christie ...Book, hard cover, 12 sections, sewn with end papers, 210 pages, titled "Destination unknown", written by Agatha Christie, published by The Crime Club, 1954. Has the stamp of the Footscray Tramway Library, asking it to be returned within 14 days inside the front cover and in many places throughout the book, along with Number "606" on the inside front cover and on the spine of the book. The book was part of a library run by the depot staff to provide materials during broken shifts and to take home. From Wikipedia - accessed 26/12/2019: Plot summary Hilary Craven, a deserted wife and bereaved mother, is planning suicide in a Moroccan hotel, when she is asked by British secret agent Jessop to undertake a dangerous mission as an alternative to taking an overdose of sleeping pills. The task, which she accepts, is to impersonate the wife of Thomas Betterton, a nuclear scientist who has disappeared and may have defected to the Soviet Union. Soon she finds herself in a group of oddly-assorted travellers being transported to the unknown destination of the title. The destination turns out to be a secret scientific research facility disguised as a modern leper colony and medical research center at a remote location in the Atlas Mountains. The scientists are well-treated, but they are not allowed to leave the facility, and they are locked in secret areas deep inside the mountain whenever government officials and other outsiders visit. Hilary Craven successfully passes herself as Betterton's wife Olive, because he is miserable and wants desperately to escape. Hilary discovers that the facility was built by the fabulously wealthy and somewhat villainous Mr Aristides, for financial rather than political ends. He has lured the world's best young scientists to it with various deceptions so that he can later sell their services back to the world's governments and corporations for a huge profit. She falls in love with Andrew Peters, a handsome young American who was in the group with her on their journey to the facility. With the help of clues she has left along the way, Jessop eventually locates and rescues her and the others held there. Peters turns out also to be on a mission, intent on bringing Betterton to justice for the murder of his first wife. Betterton, revealed to also be a scientific fraud who plagiarized his work, is arrested. Hilary no longer wants to die, and she and Peters are free to begin their life together.On the top of the first page "13/3" indicating the price, "m/arz"? on the bottom left hand corner and inside the front cover the label of "Robertson & Mullens Ltd" booksellers.trams, tramways, footscray depot, libraries, novels, personnel, crews, shifts -
Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc..
Work on paper - Program Photos Newsletter Articles, The unexpected guest by Agatha Christie directed by Alice O'Donnell
... The unexpected guest by Agatha Christie directed by Alice... guest by Agatha Christie directed by Alice O'Donnell Work ...1962, 70, city of heidelberg repertory group, heidelberg theatre company inc, directed by alice o'donnell -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Mixed media - Video, RDHS Guest Speaker Presentation - "Rambles Amongst Melbourne's Parklands Walking Group" - Simon Elliston
... such as Dame Nellie Melba and Agatha Christie. ... by acclaimed celebrities such as Dame Nellie Melba and Agatha Christie ...Digitised video (2.52GB) Duration: 46 minutes. Recorded July, 2023 (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)Presenter: Simon Elliston talks about his walking group visits to historic sites around Victoria, including an overview of Wombolano Park in Heathmont, once visited by acclaimed celebrities such as Dame Nellie Melba and Agatha Christie.