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Listen to this episode before you read Hallowe'en Party.

Join Caitlin and Chad as they discuss the historical contexts surrounding Agatha Christie's seasonally-themed Poirot mystery, Hallowe'en Party. You'll get tips on how to read the book, where to read the book, and what to look out for as you read.   

This is a spoiler-free episode.

Theme Music: The Black Cat by Aaron Kenny.
Snap-Dragon Poem Music: Leoforos Alexandras by Dan Boden.

Listen to the Hallowe'en Party playlist on Spotify (curated by us) as you read: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sQXMXwv55yOv9oUcrEYYQ?si=984725249528468d

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Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallowe%27en_Party
• https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/long-fight-executions-and-death-penalty-reforms-england#:~:text=In%201965%2C%20the%20death%20penalty,Evans%20on%2013%20August%201964
• https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/mind-state-and-society/life-change-and-charisma-memories-of-uk-psychiatric-hospitals-in-the-long-1960s/5F5487CCB772779179655C1319BF9EB3
• https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/violent-britain-worse-60s-1656306
• https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/humfig/11217607.0002.206/--decivilization-in-the-1960s?rgn=main;view=fulltext
• https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-1960s-The-Decade-that-Shook-Britain/
• https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/1950-1960s-Childhood/
• https://www.indiependent.co.uk/book-review-halloween-party-agatha-christie/
• https://youtu.be/EJBBSigibAQ?si=W0A92Ti3i9Es7f62
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrying#:~:text=A%20formerly%20widespread%20tradition%20held,to%20die%20before%20they%20married.

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