large-print edition, Hardback; First publication of stories All but five of the stories were first published in the UK, unillustrated, in The Sketch magazine. Christie wrote them following a suggestion from its editor, Bruce Ingram, who had been impressed with the character of Poirot in The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The stories first appeared in The Sketch as follows: The Affair at the Victory Ball: 7 March 1923 – Issue 1571 (This was Christie's first published short story). The King of Clubs: 21 March 1923 – Issue 1573 (under the title The Adventure of the King of Clubs). The Plymouth Express: 4 April 1923 – Issue 1575 (under the title The Mystery of the Plymouth Express). The plot was later reworked as the novel The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928). The Chocolate Box: 23 May 1923 – Issue 1582 (under the title The Clue of the Chocolate Box). The Veiled Lady: 3 October 1923 – Issue 1601 (under the title The Case of the Veiled Lady). The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly: 10 October 1923 – Issue 1602 (under the title The Kidnapping of Johnny Waverly). The Market Basing Mystery: 17 October 1923 – Issue 1603. The Submarine Plans: 7 November 1923 – Issue 1606. The Adventure of the Clapham Cook: 14 November 1923 – Issue 1607. The Lost Mine: 21 November 1923 – Issue 1608. The Cornish Mystery: 28 November 1923 – Issue 1609. The Double Clue: 5 December 1923 – Issue 1610. The Lemesurier Inheritance: 18 December 1923 – Issue 1612. The remaining stories were published as follows: Double Sin: First published in the 23 September 1928 edition of the Sunday Dispatch. Wasp's Nest: First published in the 20 November 1928 edition of the Daily Mail. The Third Floor Flat: First published in the January 1929 issue of Hutchinson's Adventure & Mystery Story Magazine. How Does Your Garden Grow?: First published in issue 536 of The Strand magazine in August 1935. The story was illustrated by R. M. Chandler. Problem at Sea: First published in issue 542 of The Strand magazine in February 1936 (under the title of Poirot and the Crime in Cabin 66). The Submarine Plans had previously been expanded and published as The Incredible Theft in the 1937 collection, Murder in the Mews. The 1974 version reverts to the original 1923 text. The Market Basing Mystery had previously appeared in book form in the UK