Nothing contrasts the different styles better then these slightly hyperbolized summaries:

Pоirоt, pre-2003-stlye:

The scene begins with Poirot and Hastings eating a dish prepared by Poirot himself. After they finish eating it, Poirot tells Hastings that it was made entirely from oysters, which causes Hastings to turn green in the face. Poirot, ( Read more... )

The Initial Period: 1920-1930. Poirot and Hastings are clearly under the shade of Holmes and Watson here. The plots are a bit clumsy - even "Аckroyd" has its clumsiness, despite the great idea. Amusingly enough, "Stylеs" reminds me of her more uninspired works from later 50'es. That period is also characterised by a bunch of rather mediorce ( Read more... )