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Encyclopedia > The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding is a book written by Agatha Christie and published near the christmas of 1960. It is made of six cases: "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding", "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest", "The Under Dog", "Four and Twenty Blackbirds", "The Dream" and "Greenshaw's Folly", being the first five solved by Hercule Poirot and the last one solved by Miss Marple. Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (September 15, 1890–January 12, 1976), was a British crime fiction writer. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hercule Poirot (pronounced Air-kewl Pwa-roe) is a fictional character, the primary detective of Agatha Christies novels who appears in over 30 books. ... Joan Hickson as Miss Marple Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a fictional character appearing in many Agatha Christie novels. ...


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-The book presents 5 (five) murder cases, and 1 (one) theft case. Theft (also known as stealing) is, in general, the wrongful taking of someone elses property without that persons willful consent. ...


-"The Adventure of Christmas Pudding" has been titled "The Theft Of The Royal Ruby" in some places.


-All five Poirot histories in this book have been adapted to TV in 1991. See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


- "The Adventure of Christmas Pudding" and "Four and Twenty Blackbirds" have been turned into Anime, on the series "Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple" (2004). A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


-This book has not been published in the United States



 

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