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A review by susieseeker
The Grand Tour: Letters and Photographs from the British Empire Expedition 1922 by Agatha Christie
4.0
What an enjoyable read and a slice of life, experienced by Agatha Christie in the 1920s.
Some other reviewers of this book comment that "it's boring because it's just letters that Christie wrote, mainly to her mother". Yup that's kind of what the title says it is, so expecting more than that would be unrealistic. I know I didn't get into deep philosophical discussions in letters to my mother.
And "Christie doesn't talk about the common people". Well, no. She is on an expenses paid trip - expenses paid by the British Government as part of a trade mission. This wasn't a trip organized by some not-for-profit group to install water systems in undeveloped areas. Of course she is meeting with and being entertained by semi-big-wigs in the places they visited.
And this is the 1920s. In her circle, there wasn't much awareness of a lot of things going on in the world - and the absence of discussion of those issues is interesting in itself.
Christie is writing letters and writes in her diary. So she describes daily life, mundane as that might be. And in doing so, we can share some of her experiences. Perhaps this book is more appealing to history buffs, like me.
I read the Kobo edition which is unfortunate because the pictures and copies of some pamphlet/printed material do not show up well. If you do choose to read the book, I would strongly suggest reading the hard copy of it.
Some other reviewers of this book comment that "it's boring because it's just letters that Christie wrote, mainly to her mother". Yup that's kind of what the title says it is, so expecting more than that would be unrealistic. I know I didn't get into deep philosophical discussions in letters to my mother.
And "Christie doesn't talk about the common people". Well, no. She is on an expenses paid trip - expenses paid by the British Government as part of a trade mission. This wasn't a trip organized by some not-for-profit group to install water systems in undeveloped areas. Of course she is meeting with and being entertained by semi-big-wigs in the places they visited.
And this is the 1920s. In her circle, there wasn't much awareness of a lot of things going on in the world - and the absence of discussion of those issues is interesting in itself.
Christie is writing letters and writes in her diary. So she describes daily life, mundane as that might be. And in doing so, we can share some of her experiences. Perhaps this book is more appealing to history buffs, like me.
I read the Kobo edition which is unfortunate because the pictures and copies of some pamphlet/printed material do not show up well. If you do choose to read the book, I would strongly suggest reading the hard copy of it.