The Blue Geranium

Short story

 

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION:

The short story is first published in The Story-Teller Magazine (UK) in December 1929 (Vol. XLVI, No. 272).

In the US, the short story is first published in Pictorial Review in February 1930 (Vol. 31, No. 5) with illustrations by De Alton Valentine.

 

In book form, the short story is represented in:

1. The Thirteen Problems 1932 (British edition)
    Published in the US the following year under the title The Tuesday Club Murders.

2. 13 for Luck! A Selection of Mystery Stories for Young Readers 1961 (American edition)
    Published in the UK five years later under the title 13 for Luck! A Selection of Mystery Stories.

3. 13 Clues for Miss Marple. A Selection of Mystery Stories 1966 (American short story collection)

4. The Last Séance. Tales of the Supernatural 2019 (British edition)
    Published in the US the same year: American edition.

 

Publications in Swedish:

1. Den blå pelargonian 1933 (Dagens Nyheter on February 12)

2. Blå geranium 1943 (Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning on September 18)

3. Den blå pelargonen 1976 (Husmodern No. 29-30)

4. Den blå geranien 1977 (In the short story collection Damen med slöjan)

5. Den blå geranien 1990 (In the short story collection Miss Marples mysterier)

6. Den blå pelargonen 1997 (In the anthology Kvinnans list. En deckarantologi)

7. Den blå pelargonen 2001 (Hemmets Veckotidning No. 31)

8. Den blå pelargonen 2015 (En novell från Novellix 68)

    Comment: The short story is also published under the original title in the short story collection Miss Marple. The Complete Short Stories which is published in
                       different types of book formats.