Both of the original US publications changed the title from that originally used in the UK to "And Then There Were None", due to the offensiveness of the word in American culture, where it was more widely perceived as a racially loaded ethnic slur or insult compared to the contemporaneous culture in the United Kingdom.Teresa reviews “The Moving Finger” (2006) and thought it an improvement over the 1985 episode starring Joan Hickson. The recent owner of the island is also killed, but on the mainland and before the story begins. Each of the ten victims - eight guests plus the island's two caretakers - is killed in a manner which reflects one of the lines of the rhyme. The plot is structured around the ten lines of the children's counting rhyme. The novel has been listed as the sixth best-selling title (any language, including reference works). The text blocks are clean throughout, though with one small mark to the top. The internals are clean, however, though there is a small previous owners signature in pencil to the front fly. The spine tips are bumped and there are handling marks to the rear panel. The soft covers are toned and lightly marked throughout. When the OBE was bestowed on Hickson in June 1987 Queen Elizabeth II was reported to have said 'You play the part just as one envisages it'.įirst paperback edition, first printing.
Hickson played the role in all 12 adaptations of the novels produced from 1984 to 1992, and received two BAFTA nominations for Best TV Actress, in 19. The BBC began filming the Miss Marple stories in the mid 1980s, and set out to remain faithful to the plotlines and locales of Agatha Christie's stories, and to represent Miss Marple as written. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine very slightly faded, some browning, soiling and spotting to page block, rear flap torn, not price clipped (£9.95), no personal inscriptions, internally tight, overall a reasonable copy for its age and ex library.
Ex library with usual stamps, defects and library mess, in brown vinyl library binding. The first television tie in edition, with the incomparable Joan Hickson (1906-98), on front cover, as Miss Marple. First collected edition, first impression. BBC jacket photo by John Green (illustrator).
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