 Dust-jacket of the first and only UK edition | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Not known |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
Publication date | January 1925 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 112 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | The Man in the Brown Suit |
| Followed by | The Secret of Chimneys |
The Road of Dreams is a book of poetry by crime writer Agatha Christie. It was published at her own expense by Geoffrey Bles in January 1925 priced at five shillings (5/-).[1] Only one edition of the 112-page volume was ever published and this was undated.
Christie wrote poetry for most of her life; her first traceable published works are three poems from 1919: World Hymn in The Poetry Review issue for March/April, Dark Sheila in Poetry Today issue for May/June and A Passing in the same journal for November/December.[2] All three poems are reprinted in The Road of Dreams (with the first under the slightly amended title of World Hymn, 1914).
The book is divided into four sections:
- A Masque from Italy
- Ballads
- Dreams and Fantasies
- Other Poems
The final section includes a poem titled In a Dispensary which mentions many of the poisons that Christie would use in her long fictional career.
- ^ The English Catalogue of Books. Vol XI (A-L: January 1921 – December 1925). Kraus Reprint Corporation, Millwood, New York, 1979 (page 310)
- ^ Japanese website with details of publications