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The Body in the Library

1942 novel by Agatha Christie
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The Body in the Library

Summary

The Body in the Library is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (983 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Body in the Library authored Agatha Christie[3].
  • The Body in the Library is the creator of Agatha Christie[4].
  • The Body in the Library's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Body in the Library was published by Dodd, Mead & Co.[6].
  • The Body in the Library's genre is detective fiction[7].
  • The Body in the Library followed N or M?[8].
  • The Body in the Library was followed by Five Little Pigs[9].
  • The Body in the Library's part of the series is recorded as Miss Marple[10].
  • The Body in the Library's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Body in the Library's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • The Body in the Library was published on 1942[13].
  • The Body in the Library's characters is recorded as Miss Marple[14].
  • The Body in the Library's official website is recorded as https://www.agathachristie.com/stories/the-body-in-the-library[15].
  • The Body in the Library's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Body in the Library'}[16].
  • The Body in the Library's derivative work is recorded as The Body in the Library[17].
  • The Body in the Library's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6b699e74-ce6f-4e10-9622-14dedd8b4d0c[20]

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Authorship and Creation

The Body in the Library authored Agatha Christie[3]. It was published by Dodd, Mead & Co.[6]. It is the creator of Agatha Christie[4].

Publication

The Body in the Library was released on 1942[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is detective fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Miss Marple[10].

Subject and Themes

The Body in the Library's part of the series is recorded as Miss Marple[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Body in the Library followed N or M?[8]. It was followed by Five Little Pigs[9].

Why It Matters

The Body in the Library ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (983 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Agatha Christie literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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