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Jacques Hornais
Who Was the Inspiration for Hercule Poirot?
July 15, 2022
Agatha Christie fans have long puzzled over the existence of a real-life inspiration for Hercule Poirot. Did the author base Poirot on someone she knew?
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Brothers’ Fine and Collectible Books
Available now: Collecting Books That Won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel/Fiction (3
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Anthony Restorations
P.O. Box 894
Acton, CA 93510
(661) 268-1544
Museum quality book and dust jacket restorations. Over eight thousand restorations
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Ed Smith Books
14283 Sunrise Dr NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 201-3231
1st editions, signed books, authentic movie/theater scripts. Photography, Appraisals
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Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
(617) 938-8879
November 6-8, 2026
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