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- Agatha Christie
- 1939
- Judge Lawrence Wargrave. A recently retired judge. Wargrave is a highly intelligent old man with a commanding personality. As the characters begin to realize that a murderer is hunting them, Wargrave’s experience and air of authority make him a natural leader for the group.
- Vera Claythorne. A former governess who comes to Indian Island purportedly to serve as a secretary to Mrs. Owen. Vera wants to escape a past in which she killed a small boy in her care, Cyril Hamilton, so that the man she loved would inherit Cyril’s estate.
- Philip Lombard. A mysterious, confident, and resourceful man who seems to have been a mercenary soldier in Africa. Lombard is far bolder and more cunning than most of the other characters, traits that allow him to survive almost until the end of the novel.
- Dr. Edward George Armstrong. A gullible, slightly timid doctor. Armstrong often draws the suspicion of the other guests because of his medical knowledge.
- Justice Wargrave. A recently retired Judge who quickly re-assumes this role on the island, holding impromptu "court cases" after nearly every murder. He is obsessed with justice, and also with death, as he reveals at the… read analysis of Justice Wargrave.
- Emily Brent. A religious woman certain of her own righteousness, she is convinced also of everyone else's sinfulness. Long before coming to the island, Emily Brent fired and kicked out of her house a woman named Beatrice… read analysis of Emily Brent.
- Vera Claythorne. A schoolteacher who is invited to Soldier Island as a secretary. She is very practical and careful, but she is also a romantic. She fell in love with a man named Hugo while she was… read analysis of Vera Claythorne.
- Philip Lombard. Lombard was hired by Mr. Isaac Morris to come to Soldier Island and watch out for any trouble. He is a very resourceful and creative man who used to be a soldier in Africa.
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- Portrayals
In the novel And Then There Were None, Anthony “Tony” James Marston was a young man that came from a wealthy background. He was described as "not a man, but a young God, a Hero God from some Northern Saga". He was six feet tall and had blue eyes, crisp hair, and a tanned face.
He was invited to Soldier Island, and was accused of killing John and Lucy Combes. In fact, his reckless driving caused the deaths of the two children near Cambridge. His car, a Super-Sports Dalmain, was described as "so fantastically powerful, so superlatively beautiful that it had all the nature of an apparition". Fred Narracott noted that it was one of the few times that a car like that had ever appeared in Sticklehaven.
Anthony Marston first appears when driving to Soldier Island. He rushed with his car past Dr Armstrong who turned out to be one of the guests and criticised him for his reckless driving. He was later driven to Soldier Island by one local boatman Narracott.
Marston was a friend of "old horse" Badger Berkeley, who had gone to Norway for a short period of time. The killer used Badger's name to lure Anthony into the island.
After dinner at Soldier Island a gramophone recording accused everyone of murder and pointed out that Marston had killed the Combes children earlier that year. Judge Lawrence Wargrave decided that the group should have left the island as soon as possible, but Marston didn't seem to agree. He died immediately after drinking a cyanide laced drink, thus making it U. N. Owen's first murder victim.
General Macarthur suggested that his death was probably an accidental choking but, Dr Edward Armstrong said that the glass contained cyanide. Another hypothesis was that he must have killed himself, but this one too wasn't valid since he wasn't a "suicidal type".
Films
1945 - In the 1945 And Then There Were None movie, he was renamed Nikita Starloff and portrayed by Mischa Auer. 1959 - In a 1959 television adaptation, the characters name is changed to Frederick James Marston. He is played by actor Chandler Cowles. 1965 - In the 1965 film, the character is renamed Michael "Mike" Raven and is played by Fabian. 1974 - In the 1974 film adaptation of the novel, Marston was renamed Michael Raven and played by Charles Aznavour.
BBC Miniseries
•2015 - In the 2015 And Then There Were None BBC Miniseries, he was portrayed by actor Douglas Booth. His role here is mostly faithful to the original one except that Marston is made a drug addict. He is one of the first guests to arrive on the island along with a Miss Brent. He later speaks with Lombard about how nobody did care about World War One anymore. He also remarked how nobody would notice if the old people disappeared. Just like in the original novel, Anthony rushed past Dr Armstrong with his car. However in this adaptation Armstrong recognised his car and made a scene at dinner.
Anthony James Marston (Tony Marston) - an amoral and irresponsible young man; Ethel Rogers - the cook/housekeeper and Thomas Rogers' wife; Thomas Rogers - the butler and Ethel Rogers' husband; Lawrence John Wargrave (Mr Justice Wargrave) - a retired criminal judge; Structure of the novel
- Agatha Christie
- 1939
The cook and Thomas Rogers's wife. She is described as a pale-faced, ghostlike woman with shifty light eyes, who is scared easily, as if 'afraid of her own shadow'. Along with her husband, she was hired as domestic help by U. N. Owen through The Regina Agency in Plymouth.
Anthony James Marston: Anthony Marston is a flashy, reckless young man. In the habit of driving carelessly in his sports car, Marston once struck and killed a young man and woman. Marston is the first guest to die. Isaac Morris: Isaac Morris is used by U. N. Owen to purchase Indian Island and to arrange for the arrival of several guests. Morris ...
Anthony Marston. Marston is a young, handsome, rich playboy. He is a dangerous driver and is accused of killing a young couple with his car. He is the first character to be murdered. Cyanide is put in his drinking glass and he chokes to death after drinking. Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers is the house servant and the wife of the butler, Mr. Rogers.
