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Poirot's secretary, Miss '''Felicity Lemon''', has few human weaknesses. The only mistakes she makes within the series are a typing error during the events of Hickory Dickory Dock and the mis-mailing of an electricity bill, although she was worried about strange events surrounding her sister at the time. Poirot described her as being "Unbelievably ugly and incredibly efficient. Anything that she mentioned as worth consideration usually was worth consideration." She is an expert on nearly everything and plans to create the perfect filing system. She also worked for the government statistician-turned-philanthropist Parker Pyne. Whether this was during one of Poirot’s numerous retirements or before she entered his employ is unknown. In The Agatha Christie Hour, she was portrayed by British actress Angela Easterling, while in Agatha Christie's Poirot, she was portrayed by Pauline Moran. A marked difference from the text exists in Moran's portrayal, where she is shown to be an attractive, fashionable and emotional woman showing an occasional soft corner for Poirot.
Poirot's secretary, Miss '''Felicity Lemon''', has few human weaknesses. The only mistakes she makes within the series are a typing error during the events of Hickory Dickory Dock and the mis-mailing of an electricity bill, although she was worried about strange events surrounding her sister at the time. Poirot described her as being "Unbelievably ugly and incredibly efficient. Anything that she mentioned as worth consideration usually was worth consideration." She is an expert on nearly everything and plans to create the perfect filing system. She also worked for the government statistician-turned-philanthropist Parker Pyne. Whether this was during one of Poirot’s numerous retirements or before she entered his employ is unknown. In The Agatha Christie Hour, she was portrayed by British actress Angela Easterling, while in Agatha Christie's Poirot, she was portrayed by Pauline Moran. A marked difference from the text exists in Moran's portrayal, where she is shown to be an attractive, fashionable and emotional woman showing an occasional soft corner for Poirot.


== The Lemons Books ==
{|
|valign="top"|
The Novels
# ''[[The Big Four (novel)|The Big Four]]'' (1927)
# ''[[Lord Edgware Dies]]'' (1933)
# ''[[Evil Under the Sun]]'' (1941)
# ''[[Hickory Dickory Dock (novel)|Hickory Dickory Dock]]'' (1955)
|valign="top"|
The Stories
# ''[[Poirot Investigates]]'' (1924)
# ''[[Murder in the Mews]]'' (1937)
# ''[[The Regatta Mystery]]'' (1939)
# ''[[The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories]]'' (1948)
# ''[[Three Blind Mice and Other Stories]]'' (1950)
# ''[[The Under Dog and Other Stories]]'' (1951)
# ''[[The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding]]'' (1960)
# ''[[Double Sin and Other Stories]]'' (1961)
# ''[[Poirot's Early Cases]]'' (1974)
# ''[[Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories]]'' (1991)
|}


[[Category:Hercule Poirot characters]]
[[Category:Hercule Poirot characters]]

Revision as of 02:17, 25 July 2014

Poirot's secretary, Miss Felicity Lemon, has few human weaknesses. The only mistakes she makes within the series are a typing error during the events of Hickory Dickory Dock and the mis-mailing of an electricity bill, although she was worried about strange events surrounding her sister at the time. Poirot described her as being "Unbelievably ugly and incredibly efficient. Anything that she mentioned as worth consideration usually was worth consideration." She is an expert on nearly everything and plans to create the perfect filing system. She also worked for the government statistician-turned-philanthropist Parker Pyne. Whether this was during one of Poirot’s numerous retirements or before she entered his employ is unknown. In The Agatha Christie Hour, she was portrayed by British actress Angela Easterling, while in Agatha Christie's Poirot, she was portrayed by Pauline Moran. A marked difference from the text exists in Moran's portrayal, where she is shown to be an attractive, fashionable and emotional woman showing an occasional soft corner for Poirot.


The Lemons Books

The Novels

  1. The Big Four (1927)
  2. Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
  3. Evil Under the Sun (1941)
  4. Hickory Dickory Dock (1955)

The Stories

  1. Poirot Investigates (1924)
  2. Murder in the Mews (1937)
  3. The Regatta Mystery (1939)
  4. The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (1948)
  5. Three Blind Mice and Other Stories (1950)
  6. The Under Dog and Other Stories (1951)
  7. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)
  8. Double Sin and Other Stories (1961)
  9. Poirot's Early Cases (1974)
  10. Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories (1991)