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It's not really changed in the last 200+ years. You'll find that, if you read the novels of Jane Austen (one of my favourite authors), it's pretty much indistinguishable from today's English. There'll be words you don't understand relating to things like different types of horse-drawn carriage (of which there were a bewildering variety!), and there'll be a few spellings which have slightly changed (eg "shew" instead of "show", "stopt" instead of "stopped"), but overall you won't have the slightest difficulty in understanding the language.
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I keep reading how good The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is. I have to read it. It's part of the Hercule Poirot series. I have a question, do I have to read Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot/Miss Marple series in order? Can I read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd even though I haven't read the earlier books in the series?
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the third Poirot. It probably isn't really necessary to read them in order, but there are only two to read beforehand.
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1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) 2. The Murder on the Links (1923) 3. Poirot Investigates (1924) 4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) "Poirot Investigates" is a short story collection, so it is the third novel. I would suggest reading "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"; it's an excellent introduction to Poirot. |
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Oh bugger! I read it back in the 70's, and could have sworn that Poirot's sidekick was Hastings in that book. Okay, that's the last thing I ever say about an Agatha Christie book on this board. My memory is too suspect.
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If you have access to a public library, you might find a good collection of Agatha Christie books there to read and not have to worry about copyrights. The ones that I have checked out always had a wait list, so be prepared for that. But it's worth the wait, her books are enjoyable reads.
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True, except for "Cat among the pigeons". Not that good, for me at least. I had my Agatha Christie marathon overdose this summer, I think I read 13 in a row and then I had enough. As a non English I found her wording excellent, the way sentences are built is sheer pleasure to read and can't remember when I last read such delightful language (from which you can even benefit I believe)
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I went on an Agatha Christie binge this past spring and summer, too. Love her books!
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I was finaly able to start reading "and then there were none" and it is indeed easily readable modern language. I enjoy it very much so far.
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