| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第10-18页 |
| ·A General Introduction to Agatha Christie and And Then There Were None | 第10-12页 |
| ·Objectives and Necessity of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Originality of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-25页 |
| ·The Previous Studies on the Manipulation Theory | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Origin of the Manipulation Theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Development of the Manipulation Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Application of the Manipulation Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Previous Studies on Agatha Christie's Works | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Previous Studies on the Artistic and Aesthetic Value of Christie's Works | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Previous Studies on Christie's Works from the Linguistic Angle | 第22页 |
| ·The Previous Studies on Christie's Works from Other Aspects | 第22-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-25页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THE MANIPULATION OF PATRONAGE | 第25-28页 |
| ·The Manipulation of Patronage on the Source Text Chosen | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| CHAPTER IV THE MANIPULATION OF POETICS | 第28-38页 |
| ·Manipulation of Poetics on Prefaces and Postscripts | 第28-33页 |
| ·Manipulation of Poetics on Words with the Same Meaning but Different Writ-tenForms | 第33-34页 |
| ·Manipulation of Poetics on Curses and Words Describing Rich Life in WesternCountries | 第34-36页 |
| ·The Interaction between Poetics and Other Factors | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ THE MANIPULATION OF IDEOLOGY | 第38-47页 |
| ·Ideological Manipulation on the Notes | 第38-42页 |
| ·Ideological Manipulation on the Words with Foreign Flavors | 第42-43页 |
| ·Ideological Manipulation on the Main Translation Strategy Adopted | 第43-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ CONCLUSION | 第47-51页 |
| ·Summary of Major Findings | 第47-49页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
| Appendices | 第53-61页 |
| Appendix A | 第53-59页 |
| Appendix B | 第59-61页 |
| Publications | 第61页 |
