Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"

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Agatha Christie (full name Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller) was born in Torquay, England on September fifth, 1890. Agatha's father's name was Fredrick Miller, he was an American, and her mother's name was Clarissa 'Clara' Miller. Agatha had an older brother named Monty and an older sister, Margret. Margret received a formal education while Clara decided against that path for Agatha. Agatha taught herself to read at five years of age and the rest of her education came from governesses, tutors, and French finishing schools (Agatha Christie Biography) . While in school Agatha developed a passion for singing, along with her writing, but never perused it as a career. At an early age Agatha demonstrated her creativity by acting out stories for fun. At age eleven Agatha's father died which brought her even closer to the already close relationship she had with her mother. After her father died, her mother took up traveling and would take Agatha along with her. Agatha developed a love for traveling and continued to do so as she grew older. In the year of 1912 Agatha met a young man named Archie Christie, an aviator in the Royal Flying Corps. After a two-year romance, Agatha and Archie were married on Christmas Eve in 1914. Shortly after their marriage Archie was sent off to fight in World War I. During that time Agatha did her part in the war by becoming a nurse for the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the Red Cross Hospital in Torquay (Agatha Christie- Biography and Works). Agatha and Archie had one daughter, Rosalind, who was born in 1919. In 1920 Agatha’s writing career began with her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was published. The book received good reviews and because she was so descriptive with the poison it got a review in th...

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...s one of the greatest detective writers.

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