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    Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in Torquay, England to an American father and shy English mother. She taught herself to read by age five and received an informal education through tutors and finishing schools. In 1912, she married Archie Christie, a qualified aviator, after a brief courtship. Christie went on to become the best-selling novelist of all time, creating iconic detectives like Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She died in 1976 after a hugely successful writing career spanning over 60 years.

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    Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in Torquay, England to an American father and shy English mother. She taught herself to read by age five and received an informal education through tutors and finishing schools. In 1912, she married Archie Christie, a qualified aviator, after a brief courtship. Christie went on to become the best-selling novelist of all time, creating iconic detectives like Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She died in 1976 after a hugely successful writing career spanning over 60 years.

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    Agatha Christie - Queen of Crime

    Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on 15 September 1890 in Torquay, England.Her father, Frederick, was an outgoing American with an independent income. Her mother, Clara, was rather shy; Agatha resembled her greatly in personality. There were two other children Madge and Monty, both older than Agatha.

    Although Madge received a formal education, Clara decided Agatha should not. She intended that Agatha be taught to read when she was eight; however, by the age of five Agatha had already taught herself to read. The rest of her education was through a mixture of tutors, parttime schooling and French finishing schools. She also trained as a singer and pianist and had it not been for her extreme shyness, she had the talent to have made this her career.

    In 1912 Agatha met Archie Christie, her future husband, a qualified aviator who had applied to join the Royal Flying Corps. After a tempestuous romance, they married on Christmas Eve 1914, by special licence, with Archie returning to the war in France on Boxing Day.

    After a hugely successful career and a wonderful life Agatha died peacefully on 12 January 1976. Christie created the most iconic sleuths ever to grace the pages of murder mystery novels and you can read all about them below.

    Poirot

    Miss Marple Tommy and Tuppence Ariadne Oliver Harley Quin Parker Pyne Hastings Chief Inspector Japp The Coming of Mr Quin The Secret Adversary The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Black Coffee Lord Edgware Dies Love From a Stranger And Then There Were None The Witness for the Prosecution Spider`s Web 4.50 From Paddington After the Funeral Mrs. McGinty`s Dead The A B C Murders Murder on the Orient Express Towards Zero Appointment with Death

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