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The novel reflects many of the themes of the period such as the fear of change felt by some and the desperate longing for change endured by others.
“The bereaved had never any doubt about their dear ones’ wishes and those wishes usually squared with their own inclinations.”
― Mrs. McGinty's Dead
― Mrs. McGinty's Dead
“she did not, in her heart of hearts, really believe in income tax. It was a subject which she had studied for examinations and on which she had thereafter advised a number of clients: she naturally did not suppose, in these circumstances, that it had anything to do with real life.”
― Thus Was Adonis Murdered
― Thus Was Adonis Murdered
“When life gives you lemons, ask for chocolate instead!”
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“It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapter Sixteen.”
― Smallbone Deceased
― Smallbone Deceased
“I didn’t get to that pudding in time. It had boiled dry. I think it’s really all right—just a little scorched perhaps. In case it tasted rather nasty I thought I would open a bottle of those raspberries I put up last summer. They seem to have a bit of mould on top but they say nowadays that that doesn’t matter. It’s really rather good for you—practically penicillin.”
― Mrs. McGinty's Dead
― Mrs. McGinty's Dead
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