The Red House Mystery

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This is the kind of mystery that I like: focused on the riddle and a lot going on around it, with characters with personality and with history and a setting that is more than just place. Yet, however light in texture the story may be, it is offered as a problem of logic and deduction. If it is not that, it is nothing at all. There is nothing else for it to be. If the situation is false, you cannot even accept it as a light novel, for there is no story for the light novel to be about. If the problem does not contain the elements of truth and plausibility, it is no problem; if the logic is an illusion, there is nothing to deduce.”

In it, Milne takes readers to the Red House, a comfortable residence in the placid English countryside that is the bachelor home of Mr. Mark Ablett. While visiting this cozy retreat, amateur detective Anthony Gillingham and his chum, Bill Beverley, investigate their genial host's disappearance and its connection with a mysterious shooting. Was the victim, whose body was found after a heated exchange with the host, shot in an act of self-defense? If so, why did the host flee, and if not, what drove him to murder?It turns out that Pete has hired Teller to keep people out of the woods. He was the one who pushed Nath into the stream earlier. Pete is angry that Teller doesn't seem to be doing his job and threatens to fire him. Teller assures him that next time he will use stronger measures. When I learned that A.A. Milne, the author of Winnie the Pooh, wrote a mystery, I was utterly fascinated. I know several authors who did beautiful things in different genres, usually coming up with unexpected ideas. I immediately decided that I wanted to read it. Hay un asesinato en el cual Anthony se ve envuelto sin querer. Entonces, Anthony y Bill inician una investigación paralela a la propia de la policía. Chandler's essay rejects this model, declaring: "It is the ladies and gentlemen of what Mr. Howard Haycraft (in his book Murder for Pleasure) calls the Golden Age of Detective Fiction that really get me down." He uses The Red House Mystery to illustrate the problems he saw in many mystery stories of this type, particularly the central puzzle (which was intricate and clever but implausible in many ways) and the fact that the amateur detective's chance to shine comes only because the police are incompetent and surprisingly willing to put up with a "brash amateur" romping through their territory. ("English police seem to endure him with their customary stoicism; but I shudder to think of what the boys down at the Homicide Bureau in my city would do to him.") Between games of billiards and bowls, the taking of tea, and other genteel pursuits, Gillingham and Beverley explore the possibilities in a light-hearted series of capers involving secret passageways, underwater evidence, and other atmospheric devices.

The main characters, Anthony Gillingham and Bill Beverley, are very interesting and make a good couple.

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After a long time, I’ve finally managed to read The Red House Mystery, which is not only a Golden Age Mystery, but also the only mystery written by A.A. Milne, the author behind the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. The film was praised by Spencer Selby in his 1997 book Dark City: The Film Noir as a "Murky psychological thriller with resonant settings and an emotive Rózsa score". [6] Er no,” said Cayley, with a little laugh. An awkward, uncomfortable little laugh, it seemed to Bill. The detective in the case is an insouciant amateur named Anthony Gillingham, a nice lad with a cheery eye, a nice little flat in town, and that airy manner. He’s not making any money on the assignment, but is always available when the local gendarmerie loses its notebook.English police seem to endure him with their customary stoicism; but I shudder to think of what the boys down at the Homicide Bureau in my city would do to him.”

Directed in a somewhat standard fashion by Delmer Davis, interest is maintained by uniformly strong performances, and an extensive, full orchestral score by Miklos Rozsa. As in countless other films, Rozsa, inspired by Ravel (and the generic Debussy) weaves a wall-to-wall tapestry of psychological tension, further raising this enactment above its ordinary production design. Tibby and Teller secretly meet and she gives him the bond. Although she is slightly afraid of him, that doesn't stop her from responding to his advances. I also enjoyed the tone of the story very much. It is very light to be a mystery. So often, it is lighthearted and even humorous. It pokes conscious fun at classic mysteries and all their tropes, and still uses them very cleverly, with intelligence and purpose, which is what makes the mystery so strong.Impresionante! ¿Estaré acaso frente a la que podría ser mi mejor lectura del mes de mayo? Un libro que seleccioné de última hora, casi al azar y sin saber nada previamente de lo que me podría encontrar dentro, así como de su autor (aunque ahora sé que es quien también escribió Winnie-the-Pooh, uno de los personajes entrañables de mi infancia). A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor. T he Red House Mystery was a tremendous success, right off the bat. And in 1944, Raymond Chandler used it as a case study in his essay The Simple Art of Murder, exploring various techniques which developed the mystery genre. He introduces it by noting, The dissection of the clues by the duo was fun, lighthearted and took up most of the book. They schemed and tested various theories in the manner one might play a game. They uncovered a ghost story and a secret room. They go on clandestine night outings and search the lake for evidence. It’s no secret who their suspect is, but it’s the how and the why that fleshes out the story. Plus, I found their dialogue, thoughts, and whit entertaining!

I had no idea that the author of Winnie the Pooh also wrote a mystery novel. I really had a lot of fun reading this one. It was a parody of English mysteries and I found it rather amusing. En algún punto de la historia me sentía jugando mi juego de mesa favorito, Clue, ya que te hace cuestionarte —al mismo tiempo que a nuestro protagonista y a su "Watson"— si acaso podría ser B y no C. Es, de hecho, como un juego mental, en el que todos los detalles suman algo a la 'investigación' realizada por nuestro 'detective', y en el que la mente es la principal herramienta.In 1920, he and his wife Daphne (whom he had married in 1913, before enlisting in the war) gave birth to their only child, Christopher Robin. During this time, his literary output varied in genre even more; he wrote poems, plays, and novels. Just before he published Winnie-the-Pooh in 1925, he had authored eighteen plays and three novels. And one of these novels was a murder mystery. Meg is in love with Nath but he has a girlfriend, Tibby Renton. Although the two plan to marry, Tibby is attracted to Teller, an older man with a questionable past. He gives Tibby some money and asks her to buy him a savings bond. He doesn't want to be seen in town. They arrange to meet at a later date so she can give him the bond. The psychological drama works and the characters do give nuanced performances which I appreciated more the second time around. I adore the rural setting. The Red House is nothing short of an engrossing film with strong performances. Edward G. Robinson, Lon McAllister, Allene Roberts, Julie London, Rory Calhoun, Judith Anderson and Ona Munson are perfectly cast. Edward G. Robinson's and especially Judith Anderson's performances which seemed bizarre to me the first time came alive with depth and subtlety on a second viewing.