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Dumb Witness

1937 novel by Agatha Christie
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Summary

Dumb Witness is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dumb Witness authored Agatha Christie[3].
  • Dumb Witness's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Dumb Witness was published by Collins Crime Club[5].
  • Dumb Witness's genre is detective fiction[6].
  • Dumb Witness followed Murder in the Mews[7].
  • Dumb Witness was followed by Death on the Nile[8].
  • Dumb Witness's part of the series is recorded as canon of Hercule Poirot[9].
  • Dumb Witness's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Dumb Witness's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • Dumb Witness was released on July 5, 1937[12].
  • Dumb Witness's characters is recorded as Hercule Poirot[13].
  • Dumb Witness's characters is recorded as Arthur Hastings[14].
  • Dumb Witness's narrative location is recorded as Berkshire[15].
  • Dumb Witness's title is recorded as Dumb Witness[16].
  • Dumb Witness's title is recorded as Poirot Loses a Client[17].
  • Dumb Witness's title is recorded as Poirot Perde uma Cliente[18].
  • Dumb Witness's derivative work is recorded as Dumb Witness[19].
  • Dumb Witness's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 335f1a61-47e3-4c5a-9a8b-8d60d9008b95[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dumb Witness authored Agatha Christie[3]. It was published by Collins Crime Club[5].

Publication

Dumb Witness was released on July 5, 1937[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is detective fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as canon of Hercule Poirot[9].

Subject and Themes

Dumb Witness's part of the series is recorded as canon of Hercule Poirot[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dumb Witness followed Murder in the Mews[7]. It was followed by Death on the Nile[8].

Why It Matters

Dumb Witness ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Agatha Christie Death on the Nile literary work United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ShinePhantom · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters → Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Characters: Arthur Hastings, via [[:w:ru:ВП:WE-F|WE-Framework gadget]] from ruwiki"
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