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- Full Name: Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
- Born: 15 September 1890 in Torquay, England
- Taught herself to read by the age of five.
- Crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. She was all about the whodunits!
- Estimated book sales between $2-4 billion (right up there with Shakespeare)
- Wrote 85 books.
- According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time.
- Used the pen name Mary Westmacott.
- Many of her works were adapted into television, including a series.
- Married Archie Christie in 1914.
- During the war, she became a nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the Red Cross Hospital in Torquay.
- She wasn't without her critics and was often regarded more for her ability to plot rather than her literary abilities (not that it hurt her any).
- In 1926 Christie’s mother Clara died and Archie left her for another woman. They had one daughter together.
- Agatha then met and accompanied Max Mallowan on his annual archaeological expeditions for nearly 30 years. She and Max were happily married for 46 years.
- After a hugely successful career and a wonderful life Agatha passed away on 12 January 1976.
Agatha Christie Kindle books available for free!
Secret Adversary
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Do you have a favorite Agatha Christie story or want to share an extra tidbit you know about her?
Sources:
1. http://agathachristie.com/
2. http://www.nd.edu/~rwoodbur/christie/christie.htm
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie (also book image source)
4. http://nndb.com (Agatha Christie Image Source)
I'm another person who hasn't read any Christie. I have one of her books on my shelf that is waiting to be read, at least. I also grabbed the two you posted at the end of this post.
ReplyDeleteI've been interested to read her because I want to see what made her so great. Thank you for bringing her to my attention. I might have to pick up her book sooner, now what she's fresh in my mind now.
I decided it was time to find out what made her so great too. Her style is definitely different than what we may be used to from contemporary authors, but it's a style all her own.
ReplyDeleteWhich of her books did you read? My first was Murder On the Orient Express, one of her most famous (and justly so). I think I read it in one sitting—and then had to find more of her books! I've read almost all of them, and right now my mom and I are working our way through them again in publication order (we didn't read them in order originally) and picking up the ones we missed on the way. I've always been a mystery lover, and I think she really is the best. I enjoy her writing for its own sake too.
ReplyDeleteElisabeth - I just started with Secret Adversary since it was free and I wanted to give her a try. I do like the idea of reading by publication order. I like a good mystery and it's fun reading something not so contemporary.
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