Ebook {Epub PDF} The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie

the labours of hercules - agatha bltadwin.ru the labours of hercules - agatha bltadwin.ru Sign In. Details. More about this collection. Hercule Poirot resolves to take on twelve final cases before retirement and each one corresponds to one of the twelve labours of his Greek namesake. The short stories were initially serialised from in the Strand Magazine in the UK and This Week and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine in the US (under different titles). The Capture of Cerberu s was rejected by the UK . The labours of Hercules Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. The labours of Hercules by Christie, Agatha, Publication date Topics Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character), Private investigatorsUser Interaction Count: K.

The stories are all Christie gems, usually leading the reader astray and ending with a surprise twist. It is also amusing to see the Poirot interpretation of the labors, the lion becomes a Pekinese dog, the harpies harmless old women etc. This is a good book to take on a trip, the short story format lends itself to reading in interrupted spurts. What made the experience of listening to The Labours of Hercules the most enjoyable? Short stories would seem to be Agatha Christie's forte, and these do not disappoint. The stories themselves are highly enjoyable and relatively easy to follow, and the narration is excellent. The Labours of Hercules () - Fraser. Topics Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot, audiobook, mystery, murder, detective Language English. Poirot sets himself a challenge before he retires - to solve 12 cases which correspond with the labours of his classical Greek namesake! In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero.

The Labours of Hercules is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in and in the UK by Collins Crime Club in September of the same year. The U.S. edition retailed at $ and the UK edition at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6). The labours of Hercules by Christie, Agatha, Publication date Topics Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character), Private investigators Publisher. The Labours of Hercules (Paperback) Agatha Christie. Published by HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, ISBN ISBN