Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Hercule Poirot's Christmas is a detective novel by Agatha Christie, first published by Collins Crime Club in the UK on 19 December 1938. Poirot investigates the locked-room killing of the tyrannical Simeon Lee at a family Christmas. It appeared in the US in 1939 as Murder for Christmas.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Collins (The Crime Club), 1938
- First published
- Collins Crime Club, United Kingdom, 1938
- Series
- canon of Hercule Poirot
The first edition of Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie was published in London by Collins (The Crime Club) in 1938. We track 3 editions.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
- 1st Collins (The Crime Club)1938 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Collins (The Crime Club) 1938 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Dodd, Mead1939 Hardback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Murder for Christmas, Dodd, Mead 1939 Log in to want this
- Fontana1957 Paperback · canon of Hercule Poirot I own Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Fontana 1957 Log in to want this
We have not yet researched the issue points for this book. If you know how to tell the first from later printings, tell us and we will credit you once it is checked against a second source.
Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas television film, 1994
- A Family Murder Party television series
Setting and characters
- Characters
- Hercule Poirot
- Genre
- Christmas fiction, detective fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- Appointment with Death
- Followed by
- Murder Is Easy
In print
- Editions recorded
- 110 on Open Library, 61 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 30 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Hercule Poirot's Christmas?
The first edition of Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie was published in London by Collins (The Crime Club) in 1938.
How many editions of Hercule Poirot's Christmas are there?
We track 3 editions of Hercule Poirot's Christmas, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Hercule Poirot's Christmas been adapted?
Yes, including A Family Murder Party (television series), Hercule Poirot's Christmas (television film, 1994), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after Hercule Poirot's Christmas?
In order, it follows Appointment with Death and it is followed by Murder Is Easy, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Agatha Christie Limited (agathachristie.com)
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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