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'''''And Then There Were None''''' is one of the classics. A mystery novel written by the English writer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie Agatha Christie]. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Crime_Club Collins Crime Club] on 6 November 1939, as '''''Ten Little Niggers''''', after the children's [[Ten Little Indians]] and minstrel song, which serves as a major element of the plot.<ref>Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (1999). ''Collins Crime Club: a checklist of the first editions'' (2nd ed.). London, UK: Dragonby Press. p. 15. ISBN [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-871122-13-9 1-871122-13-9].</ref>
 
'''''And Then There Were None''''' is one of the classics. A mystery novel written by the English writer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie Agatha Christie]. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collins_Crime_Club Collins Crime Club] on 6 November 1939, as '''''Ten Little Niggers''''', after the children's [[Ten Little Indians]] and minstrel song, which serves as a major element of the plot.<ref>Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (1999). ''Collins Crime Club: a checklist of the first editions'' (2nd ed.). London, UK: Dragonby Press. p. 15. ISBN [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-871122-13-9 1-871122-13-9].</ref>
  
The book is the world's best-selling mystery, and with over 100 million copies sold is one of the best-selling books of all time. Publications International lists the novel as the sixth best-selling title.<ref>Davies, Helen; Dorfman, Marjorie; Fons, Mary; Hawkins, Deborah; Hintz, Martin; Lundgren, Linnea; Priess, David; Clark Robinson, Julia; Seaburn, Paul; Stevens, Heidi; Theunissen, Steve (14 September 2007). "21 Best-Selling Books of All Time". Editors of Publications International, Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 April 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.</ref>
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The book is the world's best-selling mystery, and with over 100 million copies sold is one of the best-selling books of all time. Publications International lists the novel as the sixth best-selling title.<ref>Davies, Helen; Dorfman, Marjorie; Fons, Mary; Hawkins, Deborah; Hintz, Martin; Lundgren, Linnea; Priess, David; Clark Robinson, Julia; Seaburn, Paul; Stevens, Heidi; Theunissen, Steve (14 September 2007). [http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/21-best-selling-books-of-all-time.htm "21 Best-Selling Books of All Time"]. Editors of Publications International, Ltd. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090407002704/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/21-best-selling-books-of-all-time.htm Archived] from the original on 7 April 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.</ref>
  
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== Plot ==
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The novel is centered around a large murder mystery based on an infamous blackface minstrel song that describes a group of people who die under strange circumstances one by one. Due to the racist original title (1939), the book was re-titled And Then There Were None in 1940, and it was also published as (also overtly racist) Ten Little Indians in 1964.<ref>[https://www.biblio.com/ten-little-niggers-by-christie-agatha/work/290352 Ten Little Niggers by Agatha Christie]. ''biblio.com''. Retrieved Jan 13, 2021</ref>
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Each of the ten victims – eight guests plus the island's two caretakers – is killed in a manner that reflects one of the lines of the rhyme.
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 08:25, 13 January 2021

And Then There Were None is one of the classics. A mystery novel written by the English writer Agatha Christie. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as Ten Little Niggers, after the children's Ten Little Indians and minstrel song, which serves as a major element of the plot.[1]

The book is the world's best-selling mystery, and with over 100 million copies sold is one of the best-selling books of all time. Publications International lists the novel as the sixth best-selling title.[2]

Plot

The novel is centered around a large murder mystery based on an infamous blackface minstrel song that describes a group of people who die under strange circumstances one by one. Due to the racist original title (1939), the book was re-titled And Then There Were None in 1940, and it was also published as (also overtly racist) Ten Little Indians in 1964.[3] Each of the ten victims – eight guests plus the island's two caretakers – is killed in a manner that reflects one of the lines of the rhyme.

References

  1. Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (1999). Collins Crime Club: a checklist of the first editions (2nd ed.). London, UK: Dragonby Press. p. 15. ISBN 1-871122-13-9.
  2. Davies, Helen; Dorfman, Marjorie; Fons, Mary; Hawkins, Deborah; Hintz, Martin; Lundgren, Linnea; Priess, David; Clark Robinson, Julia; Seaburn, Paul; Stevens, Heidi; Theunissen, Steve (14 September 2007). "21 Best-Selling Books of All Time". Editors of Publications International, Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 April 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. Ten Little Niggers by Agatha Christie. biblio.com. Retrieved Jan 13, 2021