{"id":58,"date":"2021-03-19T13:16:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T18:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/agatha-christies-poirot\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2024-07-30T14:36:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:36:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/agatha-christies-poirot\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/agatha-christies-poirot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/poirot-slider-master-exhib-site.jpg\" alt=\"Slider for Agatha Christie's Poirot online exhibition featuring silhouette of Hercule Poirot against a cityscape.\" class=\"wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/agatha-christies-poirot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/poirot-slider-master-exhib-site.jpg 720w, https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/agatha-christies-poirot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/poirot-slider-master-exhib-site-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hercule Poirot, the fictional detective famous for his fastidiously groomed mustache and the \u201clittle grey cells\u201d of his superior mind, is one of the most beloved characters of English author Agatha Christie (1890-1976). Beginning with the 1920 publication of her first novel, <em>The Mysterious Affair at Styles<\/em>, and ending with <em>Curtain<\/em> (1975), Poirot appeared in nearly ninety of Christie\u2019s novels, plays, and short stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Agatha Christie\u2019s Poirot<\/em> exhibition highlights materials from the collections of the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press. It is offered in partnership with the Resident Ensemble Players (REP) presentation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rep.udel.edu\/presentations\/the-poirot-mysteries\"><em>The Poirot Mysteries<\/em><\/a>, newly adapted audio productions of two of Agatha Christie&#8217;s popular short stories featuring Poirot. \u201cThe King of Clubs\u201d will begin streaming on March 26, 2021, and \u201cThe Cornish Mystery\u201d will begin streaming on April 23rd. Both will be free to stream!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/agatha-christies-poirot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Poirot-Header-1315x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Poster for the Resident Ensemble Player's production &quot;The Poirot Mysteries&quot; featuring an image of Hercule Poirot silhouetted against a doorway.\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/agatha-christies-poirot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Poirot-Header-1315x500-1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/exhibitions.lib.udel.edu\/agatha-christies-poirot\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2021\/03\/Poirot-Header-1315x500-1-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curated by Aimee Gee and Tim Murray. Online exhibition design by Dustin Frohlich.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hercule Poirot, the fictional detective famous for his fastidiously groomed mustache and the \u201clittle grey cells\u201d of his superior mind, is one of the most beloved characters of English author Agatha Christie (1890-1976). 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