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A G A T H A
C H R I S T I E
MYSTERY WRITER
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Torquay is the Capital of 'Agatha Christie' Country.
The world's most famous mystery writer was born in the town in 1890 and used many places in Devon in her best selling mysteries!
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On the 'Agatha Christie Mile' one can see the scene of Miss Marple's detective work, stay at Agatha Christie's honeymoon hotel, vist unique exhibitions of her life at Torquay Museum and Torre Abbey and solve a mystery of your own!! |
Additionally there are three fabulous trails around the coast and countryside of South Devon, completely devoted to the life and work of Agatha Christie.
Leaflets and books giving more information are available at the Torquay Tourist Information Office |
Brief History
CHRISTIE, Agatha
(1890-1976). Her first manuscript, 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles',
was rejected at least six times by publishers before finally getting accepted.
Its publication in 1920 introduced the world to Hercule Poirot, one of
the most famous of all names in detective fiction. Persistence, as well
as her ingenious plots, made Agatha Christie the foremost writer of detective
novels in the 20th century.
She was born Agatha Miller on Sept.
15, 1890, in Torquay, Devon, England, and educated at home by her mother. While
working as a volunteer nurse during World War I, she began her first book.
Major recognition came with the publication of 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'
in 1926. There followed about 75 successful novels, 25 featuring Poirot.
Her other famous detective, Miss Jane Marple, first appeared in 'Murder
at the Vicarage' (1930). Performance of Christie's mystery play, 'The Mousetrap'
(1952), set a world record for the longest continuous run at one theatre.
Among works adapted for film were 'Witness for the Prosecution' (published
1953), 'Murder on the Orient Express' (1934), and 'Death on the Nile' (1937).
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