Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

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Christie never wrote a novel or short story featuring both Poirot and Miss Marple. [30] :375 In a recording discovered and released in 2008, Christie revealed the reason for this: "Hercule Poirot, a complete egoist, would not like being taught his business or having suggestions made to him by an elderly spinster lady. Hercule Poirot–a professional sleuth–would not be at home at all in Miss Marple's world." [112] a b c d e Gerald, Michael C. (1993). The Poisonous Pen of Agatha Christie. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-76535-5.

Christie's familial relationship to Margaret Miller (née West) was complex. As well as being Christie's maternal great-aunt, Miller was Christie's father's step-mother as well as Christie's mother's foster mother and step-mother-in-law–hence the appellation "Auntie-Grannie". I like sunshine, apples, almost any kind of music, railway trains, numerical puzzles and anything to do with numbers, going to the sea, bathing and swimming, silence, sleeping, dreaming, eating, the smell of coffee, lilies of the valley, most dogs, and going to the theatre." I think, myself, that one’s memories represent those moments which, insignificant as they may seem, nevertheless represent the inner self and oneself as most really oneself."Devlin, Kate (4 April 2009). "Agatha Christie 'had Alzheimer's disease when she wrote final novels' ". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009 . Retrieved 28 August 2009. Axmaker, Sean. "Agatha". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018 . Retrieved 17 June 2017.

The Details of this Strange Case ..." Classic Lodges. 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019 . Retrieved 27 October 2019. Lubelski, Amy (March–April 2002). "Museums: In the Field with Agatha Christie". Archaeology. Vol.55, no.2 . Retrieved 28 April 2020.From early childhood at the end of the 19th century, through two marriages and two World Wars, and her experiences both as a writer and on archaeological expeditions with her second husband, Max Mallowan, this book reveals the true genius of her legendary success with real passion and openness. BBC Radio 4 Extra – Miss Marple – Episode guide". BBC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021 . Retrieved 5 May 2020. Christie's obituary in The Times notes that "she never cared much for the cinema, or for wireless and television." Further, a b Richard Norton-Taylor (4 February 2013). "Agatha Christie was investigated by MI5 over Bletchley Park mystery". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017 . Retrieved 29 March 2013. a b Flood, Alison (2 September 2015). "And Then There Were None declared world's favourite Agatha Christie novel". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017 . Retrieved 16 May 2017.

I highly recommend this to fans of Agatha Christie. Actually, you don’t even need to be a fan of her mysteries to enjoy this book. If reading about a woman with a passion for life from its simplest to its greatest treasures at all fascinates you, then don’t hesitate to grab this one. You’re in for a treat!In 1922, the Christies joined an around-the-world promotional tour for the British Empire Exhibition, led by Major Ernest Belcher. Leaving their daughter with Agatha's mother and sister, in 10 months they travelled to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada. [4] :86–103 [32] They learned to surf prone in South Africa; then, in Waikiki, they were among the first Britons to surf standing up, and extended their time there by three months to practise. [33] [34] She is remembered at the British Surfing Museum as having said about surfing, " Oh it was heaven! Nothing like rushing through the water at what seems to you a speed of about two hundred miles an hour. It is one of the most perfect physical pleasures I have known." [35] and then there were 75 facts about the queen of crime agatha christie". gamesindustry. 24 October 2005. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021 . Retrieved 1 October 2020. Thomas, W. G., Murder in Mesopotamia: Agatha Christie and Archaeology, archived from the original on 14 April 2013 . Many of Christie's works from 1940 onward have titles drawn from literature, with the original context of the title typically printed as an epigraph. [148] New coins 2020 celebrate Agatha Christie Tokyo Olympians George III VE day". thegurdian. January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020 . Retrieved 5 September 2020.