Murder Mysteries and the English Country House (coming 8/4/26)
An isolated house, creaky staircases, hidden passages and often a dead body in the Library. These all seem to be elements of the classic British murder mystery, particularly those written by the queen of all mysteries, Agatha Christie. In this episode, returning guest and English country house expert Curt DiCamillo joins the Gilded Gentleman table to discuss the origin of the British fascination with murder, some of the very first popular mysteries, and how the golden age of the murder mystery novel in the 1920s and 1930s came to be. In addition, Curt discusses several English country houses, ranging from those that actually inspired Christie herself to those used as filming locations for many of the beloved television and film adaptations of her novels. As an added bit of intrigue, Curt shared the details of a real-life murder that took place in the early 19th century in an actual English country house.
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