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Agatha Christie: Dared To Tackle A Full-length Novel

Agatha Christie: Dared To Tackle A Full-length Novel

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Agatha Christie: Dared To Tackle A Full-length Novel

“I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.” ― From “The Mystery of the Blue Train” by Mary Westmacott (or better known as, Agatha Christie)                                                                                                                                                          In this section, we would be telling you about some unheard or lesser-known facts around the queen of Murder Mystery Fictions– Agatha Christie.

She is one of the most famous authors of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. She is the best-selling novelist of all time (as listed by Guinness Book of World Records) and won the Grand Master Award (Mystery Writers of America). She is also the only crime writer who has created two equally popular and adorable characters named Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

1.Christie was in fear of growing up an illiterate. It was because her mother insisted on having her homeschooled, refusing her to pursue any formal education until she was 15.

2. You know, Christie was dared to pen down a novel by her sibling, Madge, and it was then when she first penned The Mysterious Affair at Styles!

3. It was in The Mysterious Affair at Styles only where Hercule Poirot was first crafted by Agatha. The book was rejected by six publishers before being printed in 1920!

4. Agatha disappeared for ten days once, in 1926, when she was already earning a loyal fan base. She left her home in London without a trace.

5. Christie might have been the good-one as she tried her best to take up smoking, but was never able to succeed in it.

6. In 1930, she married the archaeologist Max Mallowan after her divorce and often joined Max for regular expeditions to Syria.

7. As a teenager, Agatha was trained to be a classical musician, but she had stage fright, due to which she gave up on the idea.

8. Christie and Archie were named as one of the very first two Britishers to try surfing.

9. She became the President of the Detention Club in 1958 but strictly denied giving a speech.

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10. Christie’s non-musical play, The Mousetrap, is the longest-running production of the world, being performed regularly since 1952. Her name has appeared in every West End Theater Listing for the last 53 years.

In the year 1976, when Christie closed her eyes forever, the news shook the world. When it knocked the gates of West End of London, the theatres dimmed their lights for an hour in her honour.

 

The lights lit again, but we even today cannot thank this woman enough to leave for us the collection of 66 detective novels, 14 short stories and the characters who have developed the lives of their own, Hercule Poirot & Miss Marple.

Blog Edited By Ritika Gupta

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