The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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Plot Summary
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Chapter 1: I Go to Styles
Chapter 2: The 16th and 17th of July
Chapter 3: The Night of the Tragedy
Chapter 4: Poirot Investigates
Chapter 5: “It Isn’t Strychnine, Is It?”
Chapter 6: The Inquest
Chapter 7: Poirot Pays His Debts
Chapter 8: Fresh Suspicions
Chapter 9: Dr. Bauerstein
Chapter 10: The Arrest
Chapter 11: The Case for the Prosecution
Chapter 12: The Last Link
Chapter 13: Poirot Explains
Themes
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Logic and Deduction
Love and Passion
Suspense, Intrigue, and Secrecy
Wealth, Inheritance, and Power
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Hercule Poirot
Captain Arthur Hastings
Emily Inglethorp
Alfred Inglethorp
Evelyn Howard
John Cavendish
Mary Cavendish
Lawrence Cavendish
Cynthia Murdock
Dr. Bauerstein
Dorcas
Annie
Mrs. Raikes
Mr. Mace
Inspector Jimmy Japp
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The Fire
The Wills
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Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Paradox
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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Agatha Christie
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: I Go to Styles
Chapter 2: The 16th and 17th of July
Chapter 3: The Night of the Tragedy
Chapter 4: Poirot Investigates
Chapter 5: “It Isn’t Strychnine, Is It?”
Chapter 6: The Inquest
Chapter 7: Poirot Pays His Debts
Chapter 8: Fresh Suspicions
Chapter 9: Dr. Bauerstein
Chapter 10: The Arrest
Chapter 11: The Case for the Prosecution
Chapter 12: The Last Link
Chapter 13: Poirot Explains
Themes
All Themes
Logic and Deduction
Love and Passion
Suspense, Intrigue, and Secrecy
Wealth, Inheritance, and Power
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Hercule Poirot
Captain Arthur Hastings
Emily Inglethorp
Alfred Inglethorp
Evelyn Howard
John Cavendish
Mary Cavendish
Lawrence Cavendish
Cynthia Murdock
Dr. Bauerstein
Dorcas
Annie
Mrs. Raikes
Mr. Mace
Inspector Jimmy Japp
Symbols
All Symbols
The Fire
The Wills
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Paradox
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
Theme Wheel
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