![]() ![]() It shows two different titles published as Penguin no. This variability is captured in the photo below which Eifion posted on Flickr a few years ago. 6, so that Penguin's first ten actually comprises eleven titles. 6A.īut in later reissues, to confuse matters, The Murder on the Links was renumbered as Penguin no. It was one of two titles originally provided to the fledgling company by Bodley Head for inclusion in their first ten books, but contractual problems led to its withdrawal a few months later and its replacement with the alternative Agatha Christie title The Murder on the Links, numbered initially as Penguin no. The Mysterious Affair at Styles was published twice by Penguin during its early years, the first time as the original no. ![]() As a detective his flair had been extraordinary, and he had achieved triumphs by unravelling some of the most baffling cases of the day. Yet this quaint dandified little man who, I was sorry to see, now limped badly, had been in his time one of the most celebrated members of the Belgian police. The neatness of his attire was almost incredible I believe a speck of dust would have caused hom more pain than a bullet wound. ![]() His moustache was very stiff and military. His head was exactly the shape of an egg, and he always perched it a little on one side. He was hardly more than five feet four inches, but carried himself with great dignity. Poirot was an extraordinary looking little man. ![]()
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