Mary Roberts Rinehart

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Mary Roberts Rinehart

Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876 – September 22, 1958) was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart published her first mystery novel The Circular Staircase in 1908, which introduced the "had I but known" narrative style. Rinehart is also considered the source of "the butler did it" plot device in her novel The Door (1930), although the exact phrase does not appear in her work. She also worked to tell the stories and experiences of front line soldiers during World War I, one of the first women to travel to the Belgian front lines.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1876 (Pittsburgh), Died 1958 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings (Results 26-26 of 26 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	LBS-74692	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	12/16/1932	The bat	Jimmy Wallington	Recitation	author

(Results 26-26 of 26 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rinehart, Mary Roberts," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102242.

Rinehart, Mary Roberts. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102242.

"Rinehart, Mary Roberts." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.