The Murder at the Vicarage
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The Murder at the Vicarage is a classic detective novel by Agatha Christie that introduces the village sleuth Miss Marple as she investigates a murder in a quiet English parish.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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detective novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
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stage play ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| author | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCrime | murder of Colonel Protheroe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anne Protheroe
NERFINISHED
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Colonel Lucius Protheroe NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr Haydock NERFINISHED ⓘ Griselda Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ Inspector Slack NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ Lettice Protheroe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary the maid NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Marple NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Lestrange NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Price-Ridley NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Leonard Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Collins Crime Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | whodunit ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasStructure | puzzle-plot mystery ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | village mystery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
appearance versus reality
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deception ⓘ morality and judgment ⓘ small-town gossip ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Miss Marple as a novel-length protagonist ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainSetting | St Mary Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| murderLocation | vicarage study ⓘ |
| narrativeViewpointCharacter | Reverend Leonard Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Reverend Leonard Clement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first full-length Miss Marple novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Detective Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Miss Marple short stories in The Royal Magazine ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioAdaptation | BBC Radio 4 dramatization ⓘ |
| series | Miss Marple series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | English village ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptation |
BBC adaptation starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
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ITV adaptation in Agatha Christie's Marple series ⓘ |
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