Agatha christie biography facts recording
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Writer, Traveller, Playwright, Wife, Mother, Surfer
Born in Torquay in , Agatha Christie became, and remains, the best-selling novelist of all time.
She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as the world’s longest-running play – The Mousetrap. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation.
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What can I say at seventy-five? ‘Thank God for my good life, and for all the love that has been given to me.
Agatha Christie, An Autobiography
Christie&#;s Life
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The Early Years
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on 15th September Her father was a wealthy American man called Frederick Miller, and her mother was Clara, the Irish niece of Frederick’s father’s second wife.
Frederick and Clara had finally settled in Torquay, a popular resort on the South Devon coast, and baby Agatha came along as a “much-loved afterthought”, ten years after
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Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer (–)
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Agatha Christie
Who Was Agatha Christie?
Dubbed the “Queen of Mystery,” Agatha Christie was an author and playwright known for books such as Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, as well as characters like Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. Christie published her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in and went on to become one of the most famous writers in history with 83 books to her name (and her pseudonym, Mary Westmacott). She also became a noted playwright with The Mousetrap, which is still running today on London’s West End. Christie died in January at age 85 and remains one of the top-selling authors ever, with her combined works selling more than 2 billion copies worldwide.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
BORN: September 15,
DIED: January 12,
BIRTHPLACE: Torquay, England
SPOUSES: Archie Christie () and Max Mallowan ()
CHILDREN: Rosalind
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Virgo
Early Life
Agatha Christie was born Agatha Mary