Title: Murder on the Orient Express Author: Agatha Christie This book is about a detective who boards a train to a have a vacation‚ however one of the passengers were murdered during the night. Therefore‚ Hercule Poirot interviews everyone to try find the murderer. I really enjoyed this book as it got me guessing who the murderer is right way through the book. When I read this book again a found a few clues that I just read over without noticing them. For example‚ Mary Debenham says “Not
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received England’s highest honor‚ the Order of the British Empire‚ Dame Commander. From her first novel‚ “The mysterious Affair at Styles” in 1920‚ her novels increasedin mystery and suspense‚ introducing two new detectives: Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot‚ who featured in almost all of her later novels. “Witness for the Prosecution” 1925‚ “the A.B.C Murders” 1936 and “The Pale Horse” 1961 are just three of Christie’s seventy-nine novels significant in shaping her growing identity as a Crime
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Although I had visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art before‚ I had never really taken the time to really look at the statues that they had displayed. I knew that this time around I had to take my time and I had to make sure I paid attention to art that the museum had to offer. What I was mainly looking for was some type of statue or art that alluded to what I had learned in mythology class. As I walked around I encountered at bronze statue of Eros sleeping. Cupid‚ Eros name‚ which most people call
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles Author- Agatha Christie INDEX 1. Background of the author 2. Characters 3. Plot summary 4. Re-created few pages 5. Review of reviews 6. Legal vocabulary 7. Bibliography 8. Original Pages Background of the author Agatha Christie was born Agatha May Clarissa Miller in Devon‚ England in 1890‚ the youngest of three children in a conservative‚ well-to-do family. Taught at home by a governess and tutors‚ as
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In the murder mystery by Agatha Christie‚ Murder on the Orient Express‚ her style of writing can be described as one of Christie’s best works‚ having an international trend‚ and being a genius with detective fiction. Murder on the Orient Express was a great book and should be read by all. “Agatha Christie is the world’s best known mystery writer.” (Harper) All of her novels are known around the world as being very excellent. No one has read a Christie murder mystery
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Q. 2. Discuss the ways in which Sheppard introduces himself in the opening chapters. A. Most novels by Agatha Christie either have omniscient narrators or Hastings as the narrator‚ but we see a change in “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” as one of the characters in the country setting takes on the role of the narrator. In many ways‚ this novel differs from other Christie classics‚ primarily the narrative. When one first reads it‚ the narrator comes off as a reticent‚ logical person. The way he talks
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recent and unexpected marriage Linnet and Simon join the other passengers on board‚ who we soon realise all have their own secret reasons for making the trip. The tranquillity of the cruise will soon be shattered by a brutal crime of passion and Hercule Poirot will need all his sleuthing skills to uncover the passengers’ secrets and find the murderer. Introduction and Points of interest Not only is Death on the Nile one of the most cleverly plotted of Agatha Christie’s novels‚ it is in fact
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Feminism in crime fictions – Agatha Christie as a feminist writer From the late nineteenth century‚ different movements started to work all around the world‚ protesting for the equality of women in the political and social life. The thesis of the feminism covered every aspect of life within a short period of time‚ so it had a great influence on literature as well. The feminist theories penetrated most of the genres and sub-genres; consequently‚ they also affected the genre of crime fiction which
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most famous heroes of all Greek mythology. Hercules is a memorable character known for his strength‚ bravery‚ and adventurous personality. Hercules was the strongest of all heroes‚ and possessed a superhuman strength. As an undefeated wrestler‚ Hercules once wrestled his father Zeus‚ and also defeated Poseidon (the god of the sea)‚ and Ares (the god of war) in battle. Hercules could lift massive objects with minimum effort. The carrier of such
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Hercules was living happily with Hebe for a couple of years after doing his twelve labors. He was eating a lot and constantly drinking too much Ambrosia‚ not heeding Zeus’ warnings.. He started to think that everyone was beneath him. Hera soon realized this and decided that Hercules was not at all like he used to be. He was not humble‚ nor caring and she thought her daughter deserved better. She gave him a 13th Labor. Hercules’ 13th Labor was the hardest one of all: Stopping his father from fooling
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