FINDING OUT ABOUT TWO FAMOUS MYSTERY WRITERS

AGATHA CHRISTIE
1. READ this short text from Wikipedia and find some information about Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, Date of birth: __________
DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January
1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective Date of death: __________
novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those Nationality: __________
revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and
Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest- Occupation: __________
running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap,
which has been performed in the West End since 1952. Genre: __________
A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Nickname: ___________
Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also
wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Names of her most famous characters: _________
Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by
_________________________________________
Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature.
Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling
fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more
than two billion copies.

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MOST FAMOUS FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Visit the website: https://www.agathachristie.com/en/characters and find information about Agatha Christie’s most
famous characters

“My name is Hercule Poirot and I’m probably the greatest detective in the world”
Nationality / Former occupation / Physical features / Number of novels and short stories he features in / story he
first appeared in / Names of three famous novels he features in

Pick out two famous quotes by Poirot:

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“Really, I have no gifts—no gifts at all—except perhaps a certain knowledge of human nature.”
First story she appeared in / story that made her famous / place where she lives / real person she was inspired
from / family / number of novels and short-stories she features in / hobbies
 SIR ARTHUR CONAL DOYLE
1. READ this short text from Wikipedia and find some information about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle(22 May 1859 – 7 July Date of birth: __________
1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the
character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, Date of death: __________
the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Nationality: __________
Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are
milestones in the field of crime fiction. Occupation: __________

Doyle was a prolific writer; other than Holmes stories, his

works include fantasy and science fiction stories about
Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the
Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays,
romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.
Genre: __________
Names of his most famous characters:
_________________________________________

“Excellent! I cried. “Elementary,” said he.

Visit the website : https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Sherlock_Holmes and find information about
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous character

Tools used to solve mysteries / Real person he was inspired from / address / name of his friend and assistant / name
and date of the first Holmes story / name of his enemy / number of novels he features in + name of the most famous
one / number of short-stories he features in /

Visit the website: https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/Sherlock_Holmes,_Consulting_Detective and

explain what happened to Holmes in 1893. Explain Doyle’s reasons.