The Hound of Death

The Hound Of Death

The Hound of Death and Other Stories is a collection of twelve short stories by Agatha Christie first published in the United Kingdom in October 1933. Unusually, the collection was not published by Christie's regular publishers, William Collins & Sons, but by Odhams Press and was not available to purchase in shops (see Publication of book collection below).

This was the first time that a Christie book had been published in the UK but not in the US although all of the stories contained within it appeared in later US collections (see US book appearances of stories below).

Unusually, most of these are tales of fate and the supernatural with comparatively little detective content.

This collection is most notable for the first appearance in a book of Christie's famous short story The Witness for the Prosecution. The author subsequently wrote an award-winning play based on this story which has been adapted for film and twice for television.

Read more about The Hound Of Death:  List of Stories, Literary Significance and Reception, Publication History, International Titles

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