Peril at End House is a 1932 mystery novel by English writer Agatha Christie.
Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings take a seaside holiday on the Cornish Riviera where they meet the pretty owner of End House. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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1932/02/00 | Dodd, Mead and Company | Publisher | Agatha Christie's "Peril at End House" is published by Dodd, Mead and Company. | ||||
1932/02/00 | Agatha Christie | Author | Agatha Christie's "Peril at End House" is published by Dodd, Mead and Company. | ||||
1932/02/00 | Inspector Japp | Police Detective | Agatha Christie's "Peril at End House" is published by Dodd, Mead and Company. | ||||
1932/02/00 | Arthur Hastings | Associate Private Detective | Agatha Christie's "Peril at End House" is published by Dodd, Mead and Company. | ||||
1932/02/00 | Hercule Poirot | Private Detective | Agatha Christie's "Peril at End House" is published by Dodd, Mead and Company. | ||||
1940/05/01 | Peril at End House, adapted into a play by Arnold Ridley, opens in the West End. Poirot is played by Francis L Sullivan. | The Vaudeville Theatre | London |
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Machine | Automaton | a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being | |
Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
Addictive Stimulant | Cocaine | powerfully addictive stimulant drug made from the leaves of the coca plant native to South America | |
Crime | Crime | ||
Narrative Arts | Detective | a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes. | |
Season | English Seaside Holiday | ||
Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
Structure | French Window, French Door | a pair of casement windows extending to the floor in an outside wall, serving as a window and door | |
Building Use | Gatehouse, Lodge Gate | A small house located at the entrance to a fenced property, often an English Country House. | |
Human Behavior | Gauche | lacking ease or grace, unsophisticated and socially awkward, from French for left | |
Chemical | Illicit Drug | substances that either stimulate or inhibit the central nervous system or cause hallucinogenic effects to the effect that their use has been prohibited globally, highly addictive and illegal substances such as Heroin, Marijuana, and Meth | |
Law | Inquest | a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as a death | |
Narrative Arts | Murder | the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another | |
Narrative Arts | Mystery | something not understood or beyond understanding | |
Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
Apparel | Norfolk Jacket | a loose, belted, single-breasted tweed jacket with box pleats on the back and front | |
Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
Attribute | Queer | strange, odd | |
Communication | Radio, Wireless | device to receive electromagnetic sound broadcast | |
fabric | Travel Rug | British term for a thick usually patterned blanket for keeping one warm when travelling, use to cover shoulders or knees to keep them warm |