family tradition, and other commodities out of the bag of novelist's tricks. Miss Westmacott shows narrative talent; but would presumably be more original if she strained less after originality. I should expect her book to be very popular." References to other works In Book III, Chapter I(i) Jane Harding quotes the line "Come, tell me how you live!" from verse three of the White Knight's poem, "Haddocks' Eyes", from Chapter eight of Through the Looking-Glass (1871) by Lewis Carroll. This quote was later used by Christie as the title of her 1946 book of travel literature. Publication history The dedication of the book reads: "To the memory of my best and truest friend, my mother." 1930, William Collins and Sons (London), April 1930, Hardcover, 448 pp 1930, Doubleday (New York), 1930, Hardcover, 358 pp 1964, Dell Books (New York), Paperback, 320 pp 1973, Arbor House (New York), Hardcover, 312 pp; 1975, Fontana Books (Imprint of HarperCollins), Paperback, 288 pp; 1980, Ulverscroft Large-print Edition, Hardcover, 577 pp; References External links Giant's Bread at the official Agatha Christie website 1930 British novels Novels by Agatha Christie Works published under a pseudonym William Collins, Sons books Novels set in Victorian England Works set in country houses