| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-18页 |
| 0.1 Agatha Christie | 第9-11页 |
| 0.2 Development of Detective Fiction: from Edgar Allan Poe to Golden Age | 第11-13页 |
| 0.3 Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| 0.3.1Studies on Agatha Christie at Home | 第13-15页 |
| 0.3.2 Studies on Agatha Christie Abroad | 第15-17页 |
| 0.4Theoretical Approach and Significance of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction of the “English Murder” | 第18-25页 |
| 1.1 Definition of the "English Murder" | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Types and Classification of the "English Murder" in Agatha Christie‘s Novels | 第20-21页 |
| 1.3 Agatha Christie‘s "English Murder" | 第21-23页 |
| 1.4 Christie and the Special Times | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 2 Social Issues Reflected in the “English Murder” | 第25-43页 |
| 2.1 Confusion and Uncertainty | 第25-30页 |
| 2.2 Attitudes of the Upper-Middle Class toward Marriage and Love | 第30-34页 |
| 2.3 The Awakening of Self-Consciousness | 第34-36页 |
| 2.4 Conflicts and Alienation in Family Relationships | 第36-40页 |
| 2.5 Lusts and the Chaos in the Materialistic World | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Sources of Subject Matter and Reasons for Popularity of the “English Murder” | 第43-56页 |
| 3.1 Sources of Subject Matter | 第43-44页 |
| 3.2 Major Reasons for Popularity | 第44-46页 |
| 3.2.1 Social Significance and Human Value | 第44-45页 |
| 3.2.2 Worldwide Readership | 第45-46页 |
| 3.3 Other Reasons for Popularity | 第46-56页 |
| 3.3.1 Moral Didacticism in the Novels | 第46-47页 |
| 3.3.2 Concern on Human Nature | 第47-49页 |
| 3.3.3 Inheritance and Breakthrough of Conon Doyle | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3.4 Cozy Style and Coziness | 第50-51页 |
| 3.3.5 Combination of Detective Fiction and Nursery Rhyme | 第51-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
