Agatha Christie Research Paper

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As many would know Agatha Christie is one of the most famous authors, of her time period. She is one of the world’s top-selling authors. Agatha was born on September 15, 1890. She was born in Torquay, England. She was the youngest of three siblings, she was homeschooled by her mother who was the one to encourage her to write. When Agatha made her first book it was 1920, and it was titled The Mysterious Affair at Styles. After she made this book she just became famous. After this she went on to sell many more of mystery types of books. She sold billions these books and became one of the most famous authors ever.
As a child Agatha Christie enjoyed things such as fantasy play, and creating made up characters of her own. When she turned 16 she moved to Paris, there she went on to study vocals, and piano. In 1914 she married Colonel Archibald Christie, he was a Royal Flying Corps Pilot. So when he went into World War I, she also went into nursing during the War. That was when she made her first novel. When she published the book in 1920 the story was focused on the murder of a rich heiress. In 1926 Agatha released The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. This book later on was marked as a genre classic. It was actually one of the authors all time …show more content…

So she disappeared for several days, she was discovered by the Police at a Harrogate Hotel. Also she was registered under the name of her husband's mistress. Eventually she got over it, she met this new man named Max Mallowan. She divorced in 1928 and the remarried in 1930. When she married Max, they went on several expeditions together. In 1946 she made a book remembering all of the trips that they went on. The book being titled Come Tell Me How You Live. Then the next book that she came out with was called Murder at the Vicarage. This new book that she had just released became one of her many classics. This book also introduced the readers to Miss Jane Marple, a village

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