And Then There Were None #2

Describe the poem Vera Claythorne finds on display above the mantel in her bedroom in chapter 2.  What kind of poem is it?  How are tlhe poems meaning and imagery changed by its context in this novel?  How does it relate to the centerpiece of small china figures that first appears in the subsequent dinner scene in chapter 3?  Hwo does this poem relate to the larger plot or structure of the novel?

And Then There Were None #1

Who is U.N.Owen?  What do we learn about him in the novel's opening pages?