The Labours of Hercules
The Labours of Hercules is a 1947 collection of Hercule Poirot stories by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company, with the Collins Crime Club UK edition in September 1947. Poirot picks twelve final cases to mirror the labours of Hercules.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Dodd, Mead and Company, 1947
- First published
- Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1947
- First UK edition
- Collins Crime Club, 1947
The first edition of The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie was published in New York by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1947. We track 3 editions.
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First edition
- 1st Dodd, Mead and Company1947 Hardback I own The Labours of Hercules, Dodd, Mead and Company 1947 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Collins1947 Hardback I own The Labors of Hercules, New Adventures in Crime, Collins 1947 Log in to want this
- Collins Crime Club1947 Hardback Sold £550 · Sep 2026 I own The Labours of Hercules, Collins Crime Club 1947 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- The Labours of Hercules television film, 2013
Read next
- Comes after
- Come, Tell Me How You Live, The Hollow
- Followed by
- Taken at the Flood
In print
- Editions recorded
- 89 on Open Library, 49 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 24 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 The Labours of Hercules?
The first edition of The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie was published in New York by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1947.
How many editions of The Labours of Hercules are there?
We track 3 editions of The Labours of Hercules, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Labours of Hercules been adapted?
Yes, including The Labours of Hercules (television film, 2013), according to Wikidata.
What should I read after The Labours of Hercules?
In order, it follows Come, Tell Me How You Live, The Hollow and it is followed by Taken at the Flood, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Labours of Hercules, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Labours of Hercules (Q592139), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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