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The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories

1948 short story collection by Agatha Christie
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The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories

Summary

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories authored Agatha Christie[3].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories was published by Dodd, Mead & Co.[5].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's genre is crime literature[7].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories followed Taken at the Flood[8].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories was followed by The Rose and the Yew Tree[9].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories was published on 1948[12].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's cover art by is recorded as Paul Galdone[13].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's has edition or translation is recorded as Q133882556[14].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories'}[15].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[16].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 11f4e508-1718-4798-a7a4-c2e6c4cae0ae[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories authored Agatha Christie[3]. It was published by Dodd, Mead & Co.[5].

Publication

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories was published on 1948[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include detective fiction[6] and crime literature[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories followed Taken at the Flood[8]. It was followed by The Rose and the Yew Tree[9].

Why It Matters

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Agatha Christie literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cover art by → Paul Galdone
    Followed by → The Rose and the Yew Tree
    Publication date → +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q20664530]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777551852512"
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