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What would an A.B.C. mean, in London around 1920?
I've just finished reading The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (freely/legally available to read online), and the term A.B.C. came up in a couple of places which puzzled me:
First of all, he must ...
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How could Julius be fooled like this in The Secret Adversary?
Warning: spoilers follow for the entire plot of The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (freely/legally available to read online).
In Chapter XIX, Tommy and Julius arrive in Manchester following a ...
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Why the nickname Tuppence?
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (freely/legally available to read online) is the first novel featuring the detective duo Tommy and Tuppence. The latter is introduced as follows:
Miss Prudence ...
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