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The Murder At The Vicarage
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We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? Not much happens in the sleepy rural town of St. Mary Mead—but that all changes when Colonel Protheroe, a "pompous old brute," is murdered while awaiting the Vicar in the vicarage study. The main problem isn't the paucity of suspects—in this case, there seem to be too many willing to confess to the crime. The Vicar, who narrates the story, does his best to unravel the mystery himself, as the police seem not to be making a very good job of it. His investigation soon begins to benefit from the observations of his neighbor, a gossipy old spinster by the name of Miss Marple . This wasn't Miss Marple's first fictional appearance: she had played a part in an Agatha Christie short story three years earlier. Miss Marple went on to become one of Christie's most enduring and endearing characters, portrayed in many adaptations for television, stage, and film. Agatha Christie (died 1976) was a significant literary figure of the 20th century. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. As a work of classic literary fiction, The Murder At The Vicarage exemplifies the narrative craft and social insight that defined great storytelling of its era. Literary fiction of this period was characterized by careful attention to character psychology, social milieu, and the moral questions that animated public discourse.
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Chapitre 1
- Chapitre 2
- Chapitre 3
- Chapitre 4
- Chapitre 5
- Chapitre 6
- Chapitre 7
- Chapitre 8
- Chapitre 9
- Chapitre 10
- Chapitre 11
- Chapitre 12
- Chapitre 13
- Chapitre 14
- Chapitre 15
- Chapitre 16
- Chapitre 17
- Chapitre 18
- Chapitre 19
- Chapitre 20
- Chapitre 21
- Chapitre 22
- Chapitre 23
- Chapitre 24
- Chapitre 25
- Chapitre 26
- Chapitre 27
- Chapitre 28
- Chapitre 29
- Chapitre 30
- Chapitre 31
- Chapitre 32
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