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Short Stories

Agatha Christie wrote nearly 160 short stories. This includes the recently discovered and published The Capture of Cerberus and The Incident of the Dog's Ball.   She used many of the plots in later novels and plays. Here you can discuss each one.

We're pretty sure they're all here but if you notice any ommissions just let us know!

Warning: These discussions may contain spoilers!

The Capture of Cerberus

Jemma-avatar
Jemma 07 Sep 09 at 9:16 a.m. GMT

The Capture of Cerberus, shares its title with another Christie story which features in The Labours of Hercules. Written before the war, it was rejected by publishers for its overtly political tone. Given the political sensitivities of the day were they wrong to reject it?

Would it have formed as satisfying an end to The Labours of Hercules as the final chapter that we are more familiar with?

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poison_orange_peak 25 Sep 09 at 1:07 a.m. GMT

I prefer the original story, found in The Labours of Hercules. The collection definitely needed such a romantic ending as that. The newer version is a bit too political, as Jemma says. I vote for the good old version.

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