The Labours of Hercules
9 hrs. 8 min.
The Labours of Hercules (English: The labours of Hercules) is a collection of Agatha Christie’s novellas, written in 1947, devoted to 12 investigations by Hercule Poirot. The plot of each of the novellas is built as a parallel to one of the myths about Hercules’ labours; the labours are arranged in the same order in which, according to legend, they were performed by the chief hero of Hellas. A distinctive feature of the collection is its ironic approach to the main character. The very comparison of E. Poirot with Hercules gently mocks the image of the famous detective: unlike most of his major cases, the “labours” described here are insignificant in their composition and usually make the reader smile. Thus, in The Labours of Hercules A. Christie reveals the humorous facets of her talent, while staying true to the realism characteristic of her. Based on the book’s prologue, The Labours of Hercules were to become Poirot’s final cases; however, in reality, later Agatha Christie wrote at least nine more novels with his participation.
Contents:
• Preface
• The Nemean Lion
• The Lernaean Hydra
• The Ceryneian Hind
• The Erymanthian Boar
• The Augean Stables
• The Stymphalian Birds
• The Cretan Bull
• The Horses of Diomedes
• The Belt of Hippolyta
• The Herd of Geryon
• The Apples of the Hesperides
• The Capture of Cerberus
• The Nemean Lion
• The Lernaean Hydra
• The Ceryneian Hind
• The Erymanthian Boar
• The Augean Stables
• The Stymphalian Birds
• The Cretan Bull
• The Horses of Diomedes
• The Belt of Hippolyta
• The Herd of Geryon
• The Apples of the Hesperides
• The Capture of Cerberus
1.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
2.
Murder on the Links
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
2.
Murder on the Links
(narrated by
Nikolay Koziy)
3.1.
The Adventure of the Western Star
(narrated by
Vladimir Rogovtsov)
4.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
4.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
(narrated by
Igor Knyazev)
5.
The Big Four
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
6.
The Mystery of the Blue Train
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
7.
Peril at End House
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
8.
Lord Edgware Dies
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
9.
Murder on the Orient Express
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
10.
Three Act Tragedy
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
11.
Death in the Clouds
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
12.
The ABC Murders
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
13.
Murder in Mesopotamia
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
15.
Dumb Witness
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
16.
Death on the Nile
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
17.
Murder in the Mews
(narrated by
mama77)
18.
Appointment with Death
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
19.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
(narrated by
Sergey Kirsanov)
19.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
(narrated by
Maxim Sergeev)
19.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
(narrated by
Maxim Sergeev)
20.
Sad Cypress
(narrated by
Irina Yerisanova)
20.
Sad Cypress
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
21.
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
(narrated by
Maxim Sergeev)
22.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
(narrated by
Maxim Sergeev)
22.
Evil Under the Sun
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
23.
Five Little Pigs
(narrated by
Nikolay Koziy)
23.
Five Little Pigs
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
24.
The Hollow
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
25.
The Labours of Hercules
26.
Destination Unknown
(narrated by
Stuurgurs (speech synthesizer))
26.
The Shore of Fortune
(narrated by
Maxim Sergeev)
28.
The Labours of Hercules
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
28.
After the Funeral
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
28.
After the Funeral
(narrated by
Evgeny Ternovsky)
29.
Hickory Dickory Dock
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
30.
Dead Man's Folly
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
31.
Cat Among the Pigeons
(narrated by
Valentina Dub)
31.
Cat Among the Pigeons
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
32.
Clocks
(narrated by
Maxim Sergeev)
34.
Murder in Retrospect. Third Girl
(narrated by
Lyudmila Solodchenko)
34.
Hallowe'en Party
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
38.
Third Girl
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
38.
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
(narrated by
Vyacheslav Amelkin)
40.
Elephants Can Remember
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
41.
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
43.
Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly
(narrated by
Maxim Sergeev)
0.
Black Coffee
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
0.
Poirot Investigates. XII Cases from Captain Hastings' Archive. Collection
(narrated by
Alexander Klyukvin)
0.
Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot. Collection
(narrated by
Egor Serov)
