Agatha Christie

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was not outspoken in her thoughts, so she expressed her feelings in music. Later in life, she would turn to writing as a means of expression (Yaffe BKYaffe@nltl.columbia.edu). Agatha Miller�s first husband was Archibald Christie, who was a World War I fighter pilot. The newlywed Mrs. Christie worked as a nurse while her husband was off at war. Through her nursing experiences, she learned of many new drugs on the market. These drugs fascinated her, thus prompting her to use them as factors in several of her Graham 2 works. Her marriage to Christie lasted only twelve years, and they were divorced in 1926. Not long after her divorce from her first husband, Christie disappeared without a trace for a short period of ten days. She was found at a resort hotel, claiming to be a victim of amnesia caused by emotional stress. had checked into the hotel under the alias Theresa Neele; Neele being the surname of her husband�s mistress. After a full memory recovery, Christie claimed for the rest ...

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Christie gained this knowledge also from her experience as a nurse during World War I. Two of the main characters used in most of Christie�s works were Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster with enough spare time on her hands to do a little unprofessional detective work, and Hercule Poirot, a clever sleuth also created by Christie. The most famous novel depicting Graham 3 Hercule Poirot is "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". This book is a subtle masterpiece of misdirection, and created quite a public sensation. It was probably the greatest achievement of this time period. Hercule Poirot is probably best remembered by his oddly-shaped mustache and his egg-shaped head. Poirot ...

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