The Girl in the Train
Author: Agatha Christie
The Girl in the Train is a short story by Agatha Christie, first published in The Grand Magazine in February 1924. In the UK, the story was included in a short story collection, The Listerdale Mystery, in 1933. The story was not published in the US until 1971 when it was included in The Golden Ball and Other Stories.
George Rowland is a bit of an upper class twit, and he's at odds with his uncle who controls the money. After a fight over his lack of direction and laziness, George decides to lay low for awhile. He hops a train to a spot he finds in a tourist guide -- Rowland's Castle. Little does he realize he will encounter a girl in distress and shady dealings that will, in the end, change the course of his life!
Fun, entertaining story! Loved it!
I don't have a copy of The Listerdale Mystery story collection, so I'm re-creating it by reading the stories in later collections (The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (1948) and The Golden Ball and Other Stories (1971), both audio books by HarperAudio). Loving the stories so far! I wish I could see one of them in the original magazine format! I'm sure that the illustrations, page layout and accompanying ads were awesome! I will keep scouring the internet in the hopes of finding a scan or digital copy of any of the old magazines that first featured Christie's short stories!
In 1982, this story was adapted for television. It was one of 10 stories included in The Agatha Christie Hour (Episode 3). I had never heard of The Agatha Christie Hour before, but found all the episodes on AcornTV. The episode kept pretty close to the story as written -- cute and very entertaining!
On to the next! :)
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