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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady
Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English
crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She also wrote six romances
under the name Mary Westmacott including Giant's Bread, but she is best known
for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections that she wrote under
her own name, most of which revolve around the investigative work of such
characters as Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Parker Pyne, Ariadne Oliver,
Harley Quin/Mr Satterthwaite and Tommy
and Tuppence Beresford.
She wrote
the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap. In 1971 she
was made a Dame for her contribution to literature. Christie was born into a
wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon. She served in a hospital
during the First World War before marrying and starting a family in London. She
was initially unsuccessful at getting her work published, but in 1920 The
Bodley Head press published her novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles,
featuring the character of Hercule Poirot.
This launched her literary career. The
Guinness Book of World Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of
all time. Her novels have sold roughly 2 billion copies, and her estate claims
that her works come third in the rankings of the world's most-widely published
books, behind only William Shakespeare's works and the Bible.
More information: Agatha Christie Official Web
I married an archaeologist because the older I grow,
the more he appreciates me.
Agatha Christie
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