Talk:Hallowe'en Party

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Hallowe'en Party.jpg

message: The article states that the au pair girl (Olga) is from Czechoslovakia.  However, my copy of the novel reveals at the end that she is actually from Herzegovina.  I can't say for certain if my copy is the same as the British version.   70.193.11.144 (talk) 08:52, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Origin of au pair girl

message: "The novel reflects in many respects its time of publication at the end of the permissive 1960s, but nowhere more so than when a character uses the word "lesbian" in Chapter 15." Sounds an awful lot like original research to me. Is there any reputable source for this claim, or is it just somebody's personal opinion? Jah77 (talk) 20:45, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not know who put that in the article, but I found two sources noting the use of that word, the only time in all her novels, with a search on line and the sources are not copies of this Wikipedia article. I do not know if Barnard noted this, but his book is not on line (is it?) and I do not have a copy at hand. The first source was written in 2000, so I do not think it was original research by that editor, rather it was an unsourced observation. Now it has sources, maybe more or better ones can be found.  --Prairieplant (talk) 12:21, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  References to actual history 

message: The Agatha Christie novel Hallowe'en Party has been adapted for television, radio, and most recently in the film A Haunting in Venice. The film is the only adaptation with a standalone Wikipedia article. In accordance with MOS:INTRO, which says to , is it appropriate to mention the film in the lead? InfiniteNexus (talk) 05:03, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  RfC on mention of film adaptation in the lead 

message: I haven't read the book, so I'm hoping that someone who knows the story can improve this.
* "the mystery novelist Ariadne Oliver, who begins the novel in attendance at a Hallowe'en party."
Does this mean she was at the party when the novel begins, or does it mean she starts writing a novel of her own while at the party? -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 16:40, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: At the start of the novel Mrs Oliver is visiting the house to help in preparing for the party (which she then attends). I don't think she begins writing any novel in the course of the story. Thincat (talk) 09:26, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguous wording