What does one first think when hearing the name Agatha Christie? One may think of the multiple mystery novels written by her. Many characters could also come to mind such as Miss Marple, Mr. Parker Pryne, and Hercule Poirot whom have played many roles in lots of her books. What one may not know is that Agatha Christie is actually the most famous pen name of Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller. On September 15, 1890, Agatha was born into a middle-class family in Torquay, Devon, South West England. Agatha was homeschooled by her American father. Her mother, for some reason, did not want Agatha to learn to read until she was eight years old ("About Index". Agathachristie.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.). After teaching herself how to read, she thought …show more content…
On August 5, 1919, Christie gave birth to her only child, Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Hicks. Both of the Christie’s were very much enjoying their lives together. Mrs. Christie published a few other books after giving birth and Mr. Christie left the Air Force when the war ended. The couple traveled around the world together while Mrs. Christie’s mother and sister watched their baby. Even though the couple’s marriage seemed to be pleasant, there was something hidden underneath the surface. Mr. Christie was having an affair and requested a divorce from Agatha Christie. The woman Mr. Christie was in love with was a Nancy Neele. The married couple fought and Archie Christie thought it was best to leave and stay with his mistress. Agatha Christie disappeared from her home and checked into a hotel under the name of Teresa Neele. She was found eleven days later and seemed to be severely depressed. In 1928, the once married couple divorced. Archie Christie married later married his mistress ("Agatha Christie". Wikipedia. N.p., 2016. Web. 1 Apr. 2016). Agatha Christie gained custody of their daughter upon the couple's separation. After Archie Christie’s marriage with Nancy Neele, Neele gave birth to a son in 1930. Even though Archie had a new child in his complete custody, he still made time to be with Rosalind ("Archie Christie". Wikipedia. N.p., 2016. Web. 8 Apr.
helped support the struggling couple. They divorced in 1942. She lived in Carmel Valley, CA after and died February 8, 1983.
Her husband died in 1882 and she never got remarried. After her husband died, her and her children moved back to Saint Louis. In 1885, her mother died. She
By the time he was twenty-two years of age he had married his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee. They were married in 1880, however this marriage was short-lived due to Alice’s untimely death in February 1884. She died two days after giving birth to their first child, Alice Lee Roosevelt. After the death of his wife, Mr. Roosevelt was devastated. He gave his child to his sister to raise while he focused on his work. Alice and her father were reunited when she was three years old...
She was born September14, 1879 in Coruing, New York, she was the sixth of eleven children who survived her mother 18 pregnancies in 22 years. Her mother died at 49 years old and Margaret spent most of her younger
While with the Red Sox, Ruth married 18-year-old waitress Helen Woodford, whom he had known less than three months. In 1929, Ruth’s wife died in a fire. At the time, they had been separated for three years. Her tragic death allowed him to marry Claire Hodgson, a former model and actress. With Claire’s daughter from a previous marriage and Ruth’s adopted daughter (with Woodford), they became an immediate family. Ruth and Hodgson remained together until Ruth’s death.
Addams was a graduate from Rockford College as a valedictorian and later on traveled to Europe
In London, on May 13, 1907, Daphne du Maurier was born to Gerald du Maurier and Muriel Beaumont. As a young girl, Daphne grew up around creative thinking. Her grandfather, George du Maurier, was a cartoonist and author. Daphne's own parents, sister and half sister were actors. Although she did not also become an actress, Daphne also contributed to the arts of the family. She was educated privately in England and France, and then began writing short poems at the age of 19. At 22, Daphne's first book was published, The Loving Spirit. Her two most famous novels happened to be Jamaica Inn and Rebecca. Taking after her grandfather, Daphne clearly enjoyed the occupation of authorship. However, she did take some time off of writing to become a war worker in World War II. Growing up in Kent, Daphne had an extreme change of setting when she married her husband, Major Frederick A.M. Browning. The couple moved to Alexandria, Egypt after their marriage, where Daphne wrote Rebecca. Soon after, Daphne began to be known as Lady Browning when her husband was knighted. With Mr. Browning, Daphne had three children, Tess, Flavia, and Christian. Although happily married, Daphne du Maurier had a few lady lovers throughout her life. With blonde hair...
“The ABC Murders” is about a detective by the name of Poirot who has to find clues on a killer who is killing people whose names are in alphabetical order. It started off with Alice Ascher from Andover. Then it went to Betty Barnard from Bexhill and then to Sir Carmichael Clarke from Churston. Each time the murderer committed a crime he would leave an ABC Train Map by the victim. The murderer was an experienced criminal who left no trace of his identity. He goes by the name of ABC. Before each murder ABC would send Poirot a letter saying the date and town the murder would happen. The relatives of the victims came together with Poirot to help try and get ahead of the criminal. In the ending Poirot reveals that the brother of Sir Carmichael Clarke, Franklin Clarke committed the crimes to draw away attention from him wanting to inherit his brothers treasures. He had to kill him so he couldn’t marry Thora Grey and not get the money. Franklin Clarke tried to frame the murders on Mr. Cust who is a travelling salesman.
Murder is the most sinister of any crime you can commit as you are taking life away from someone who isn't ready to go. It is especially irrational when murder is carried out with no motive. This could only be the work of a madman. With crime people seek justice and will make their best efforts to achieve it. In the ABC Murders by Agatha Christie we explore the mystery of not one, but four murders carried out meticulously and with proper planning. In this novel we get to see the solving process of an interesting murder case through two private detectives who have gotten back together after some time apart in retirement. We get to see how they are able to think like a murder and determine the motives and planning behind the crimes.
...on writer so it is hard to tell what she wanted to accomplish in her novels. The main idea that she wanted to propose is the fact that Ratchett's death was just or unjust and leaves it up to the reader to decide. Christie does an amazing job guiding the reader through all of the evidence but is still able to reveal a plot twist near the end of the novel. She leaves the reader to try to discover the murderer by giving them enough hints and clues but not completely giving it away by giving them too much. Agatha Christie is an excellent author because she is able to propose a question and moral in a subtle manner.
Roald married actress Patricia Neal, and had three daughters and a son: Olivia Twenty, Tessa Sophia, Theo Matthew Roald, and Ophelia Magdalena. On July 30th, 1960, Theo Matthew Roald's baby carriage was hit by a taxicab in New York City, causing massive head injuries. On November 17th 1962, their eldest daughter Olivia Twenty died of measles encephalitis. On February 17th 1965, Patricia Neal suffered three massive strokes. On November 17th 1967, Roald's mother Sofie died. On November 17th 1983, Roald and Patricia Neal divorced, and he married Felicity Crosland. From reading Going Solo, the sequel to his autobiography Boy, we learned of his own tragic times in the Royal Air Force and the war, where he was shot down over Libya, and suffered many serious injuries.
married Colonel Archibald Christie. They had one daughter, whose name was Rosalind, and then they divorced in 1928. She started writing in 1920, and her first book published was The Mysterious Affair at Styles. She wrote And Then There Were None in 1939. Agatha Christie has become one of the most famous writer of mystery novels. And Then There Were None is a murder mystery type book.
Author- Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in England and raised by a wealthy American father and English mother. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the author of 78 crime novels and was made a dame in 1971. She was married twice, her second husband being an archeologist whom she often traveled with on his archeological exhibitions to the Middle East. This gave her an understanding of that part of the world, which she used in this story. Agatha Christie died in 1976 in her home in England.
The scrapbook is about all the main characters in the book “Murder on the Orient Express” by: Agatha Christie. They are all important in the book because without them there would not be a book or a story written. They all play an important role in this story, and they help make this story interesting. The first main character in the scrapbook is Hercule Poirot.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was first published in 1926, and is one of many of Christie’s Hercule Poirot Mystery novels. In this novel, we obtain a deeper understanding of the impact social standings has and the influence it has on how people perceive you. The mystery takes place in an era where social class was extremely divided, and it is shown throughout the novel how a character’s social class can hinder or help. Even when the characters are faced with a crime, and the person who did it is unknown, social class still plays a magnificent role in unraveling the explanation of who would have committed something as dreadful as murdering a man. The Murder of Roger