1. Arthur Hastings is first introduced in Christie's 1920 novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles and appears as a character in seven other Poirot novels, including the final one Curtain: Poirot's Last Case, along with a play and many short stories.
22 Facts About Arthur Hastings
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Arthur Hastings is today strongly associated with Poirot, due more to the television adaptations than to the novels.
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In Christie's original writings, Arthur Hastings is not in every short story or novel.
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Arthur Hastings is not a character in either Death on the Nile or Murder on the Orient Express, the two best-known Poirot novels.
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Arthur Hastings appears to have been introduced by Christie in accordance with the model of Sherlock Holmes's associate, Doctor Watson, to whom he bears a marked resemblance.
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Similarly to Watson, Arthur Hastings has a penchant for speculation and gambling, as well as a military background in the colonial Middle East.
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Similarly to his friend Poirot, details of Arthur Hastings's life before 1916 are not revealed, though the reader is able to pinpoint Arthur Hastings's approximate birth year as 1886 from the first chapter of The Mysterious Affair at Styles, as he mentions that John Cavendish was 'a good fifteen years [his] senior' though hardly looking 'his forty-five years'.
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Arthur Hastings meets Poirot in Belgium several years before their meeting on 16 July 1916, at Styles Court, Essex, which is their first encounter in literature.
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Arthur Hastings, while being no great detective himself, serves Poirot in many ways.
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Arthur Hastings has courage and is often used by Poirot for physical duties such as catching and subduing a criminal.
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Poirot likes to tease Arthur Hastings about being dim-witted at times, but he clearly enjoys the Captain's company.
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BC Murders, Arthur Hastings plays a prominent role in the resolution of the mystery, with a casual observation that leads Poirot to the guilty party: In the case of the former, by mentioning that Poirot had to straighten some spill holders and ornaments in Styles, he prompts Poirot to realise that someone had moved them, causing Poirot to discover a crucial piece of evidence.
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Back in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Arthur Hastings was charmed with auburn-haired Cynthia Murdoch and proposed to her.
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Arthur Hastings then acquires a ranch in Argentina and settles down to a life as a ranchholder.
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Arthur Hastings is forced to risk Poirot's life in return for her promised safety.
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Poirot's friendship with Arthur Hastings is further referenced when the murderer's attempt to manipulate Arthur Hastings in such a manner leaves Poirot resolved to kill his adversary, despite his disapproval of murder, as he knew that his friend would normally never do such a thing.
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Arthur Hastings marries Dr John Franklin, a medical researcher, and moves to Africa with him.
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Poirot notes that Elizabeth must be reassured that she is not tainted by her sister's actions and that Arthur Hastings is still not unattractive to women.
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Arthur Hastings is a main character in the anime Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.
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Arthur Hastings narrates the majority of the short stories featuring Poirot, but appears in only eight of the novels, seven of which were written before 1940:.
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Arthur Hastings is the narrator of all stories in Poirot Investigates, a collection of short stories.
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Arthur Hastings is present in Christie's play Black Coffee and its novelisation alongside Poirot.