The Dressmaker's Doll: A Short Story

by Agatha Christie

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Fiction. Mystery. Performing Arts. HTML: Octavia's triumphant new dress designs are the only thing on her mind - but is it safe to ignore the ominous dressmaker's doll which appears in her workshop? Today's cut-throat fashion industry provides this story's backdrop. .

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Genres; Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense

5 Stars

I had to find this one to share with my fellow GR readers.
Once again I was about 16 when I read it. That would be around 1976. I couldn't find the right edition so I settled for this one.
You want creepy.
This one has it.
If I remember correctly, the ending will leave you.....
a tad bit shaky.
Don't forget to check under your bed & in your closet before you turn out the lights for beddy bye time.
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bodebeabay | Sep 25, 2022 |

Unusual short story about a doll in a dressmaker's shop (no one can remember how it got there) which, when no one is looking, seems to move around with a life of its own.

A strange story that I found amusing and creepy at times. Good to read around Halloween. (

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SandraLynne | Oct 8, 2019 |

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Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie

Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie

The Labours of Hercules [and] Double Sin by Agatha Christie (indirect)

Allô, Hercule Poirot ; Poirot quitte la scène by Agatha Christie

Masterpieces of Mystery and the Unknown by Agatha Christie

The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie

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1958-12

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London, England, UK

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The doll lay in the big velvet-covered chair.

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First published in Woman's Journal, December 1958.

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Fiction. Mystery. Performing Arts. HTML:

Octavia's triumphant new dress designs are the only thing on her mind - but is it safe to ignore the ominous dressmaker's doll which appears in her workshop? Today's cut-throat fashion industry provides this story's backdrop.

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In: Agatha Christie, Double Sin & other stories

-----Miss Marple's Final Cases

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