All 6 Uses of
Istanbul
in
Murder On The Orient Express
- He called to the porters and they wheeled their load halfway along the carriage on which the tin plates proclaimed its destination: ISTANBUL TRIESTE CALAIS "You are full up to-night, I hear?"†
Chpt 1.2
- To begin with, I should like a plan of the Istanbul-Calais coach, with a note of the people who occupied the several compartments, and I should also like to see their passports and their tickets.†
Chpt 1.5
- Forward of the Istanbul-Calais coach there is only the dining-car.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- "Then it seems," said Poirot slowly, "as though we must look for our murderer in the Istanbul-Calais coach."†
Chpt 1.5
- On the table in front of Poirot was a plan of the Istanbul-Calais coach with the names of the passengers marked in red ink.†
Chpt 2.1
- To give all the women travelling on the Istanbul-Calais coach what Americans call the 'once-over.'†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
largest city and former capital of Turkey; historically called Byzantium and later Constantinople; largest city in Europe