A Mysterious Glossary
Would you wear the cat's pyjamas? Let's delve into some baffling 1920s language.
Would you wear the cat's pyjamas? Let's delve into some baffling 1920s language.
Thanks to my guest for this episode, Helen Zaltzman. She is the host of The Allusionist, a marvellous podcast about language.
Books mentioned:
鈥� A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
鈥� ""The Tuesday Night Club"" by Agatha Christie from The Tuesday Club Murders aka The Thirteen Problems
鈥� The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey
鈥� Checkmate to Murder by ECR Lorac
鈥� The Ha-Ha Case by JJ Connington
鈥� The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Shedunnit is written and narrated by Caroline Crampton and edited by Euan MacAleece.
