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The Pale Horse is a British mystery television miniseries broadcast as two episodes in 2020. Written by Sarah Phelps , the serial is loosely based on Agatha Christie 's novel of the same name . It is Phelps' fifth adaptation of a Christie work for the BBC.
Clare Mary Heald (née Harding; 28 August 1895 – 11 March 1973), or as she was to become later when she remarried, Clare Miller, was a well-known horsewoman in her day, and horrified the hierarchy of racing in 1930 by applying for a licence to ride under both Jockey Club (flat) and National Hunt (steeplechase) rules.
The body of John Straker, 1893 illustration by W. H. Hyde in Harper's Weekly. Sherlock Holmes and his partner Dr. Watson travel by train to Dartmoor to investigate a crime of disappearance of the great race horse Silver Blaze and the murder of the horse's trainer, John Straker.
The Pale Horse is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1961, [1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. [2] [3] The UK edition retailed at fifteen shillings (15/- = 75p) [1] and the US edition at $3.75. [3]
One notable example of characters from one novel appearing in another is the novel The Pale Horse, which featured no fewer than five cross-over characters: Ariadne Oliver, Major Despard and his wife Rhoda (all had previously appeared in the Poirot mystery Cards on the Table; although Mrs Oliver appeared in numerous later Poirot mysteries) and ...
Catherine Louisa Pirkis. Catherine Louisa Pirkis (6 October 1839 – 4 October 1910) was a British author of detective fiction and animal welfare activist. Throughout her career as a writer, Pirkis would sometimes write under the name of C. L. Pirkis, to avoid gender association.
A volunteer mounted deputy known for her kindness and compassion died after she was thrown from her horse while working a county fair, Michigan cops say.. The incident reportedly happened on ...
Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard is a 1939 British comedy-drama film directed by Fred Elles starring Mary Clare in her only title role [1] and Nigel Patrick in his film debut. [2] It is based on the Mrs Pym novels by Nigel Morland, and written by Morland, who re-used the title for a 1946 book.