References or Allusions Poirot's Early Cases

1 references or allusions

1.1 references other works
1.2 references actual history, geography , current science
1.3 references in other works

references or allusions
references other works

the submarine plans mentions events recounted in 1923 short story kidnapped prime minister , references fictional prime minister of story, david mcadam.
double sin references theatrical agent joseph aarons had appeared in murder on links (1923).
in market basing mystery, hastings misquotes anonymous piece of doggerel verse in full reads:


the rabbit has charming face:
its private life disgrace.
i dare not name you
the awful things rabbits do;
things paper never prints –
you mention them in hints.
they have such lost, degraded souls
no wonder inhabit holes;
when such depravity found
it can live underground.

references actual history, geography , current science

the events depicted in chocolate box occurred in 1893, when debate on separation of church , state in france hot issue. in chocolate box story exact date not mentioned, in novel peril @ end house, chapter 15, poirot says events took place in 1893. events of separation of church , state wholly confined french state; murdered man in french government lived in inherited house in brussels. in tv adaptation paul déroulard murder takes place prior outbreak of world war in 1914.
in double sin, mary durrant speaks of miniatures transporting being cosway. reference richard cosway (1742–1821), 1 of successful practitioners of art of georgian era.

references in other works

the double clue, first published in 1923, features first of 3 appearances of character of countess vera rossakoff. other 2 appearances in series of stories in sketch magazine in 1924 made contents of big 4 (1927) , in capture of cerberus, final story of labours of hercules (1947). poirot s admiration of lady mirrors of conan doyle s sherlock holmes irene adler described in scandal in bohemia (1891). similar 1 precedes in dc comics batman , catwoman.
the double clue features use of cyrillic alphabet deception, trick christie reuse in murder on orient express (1934).
the plot set-up contained in market basing mystery of suicide being made murder trap blackmailer expanded christie novella-length story murder in mews published in collection of same name in 1937. bears resemblance conan doyle s problem of thor bridge, solved sherlock holmes.
the plot set-up contained in how garden grow? of vague letter assistance woman dies expanded christie full-length 1937 novel dumb witness.
the chocolate box case mentioned in novel peril @ end house (1932) in chapter 15, when poirot tells commander challenger indeed had failures in past.
the submarine plans published in 1923 has same plot incredible theft published in 1937
the protagonist in margaret atwood s giving birth reads poirot s cases while in labour.




^ richard cosway, macaroni miniature painter . art amateur. 8 (2): 38. january 1883. jstor 25627814.