“I agree with you. It is here a family affair. It is a poison that works in the blood — it is intimate — it is deep-seated. There is here, I think, hate and knowledge…”
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Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan, usually known by her first married name, Agatha Christie, was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot, Tommy and Tuppence, and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre.
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culture · English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976) · writer · novelist · screenwriter · dramaturge · prose writer · autobiographer · poet · playwright · crime fiction writer · nurse · also Agatha Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, Queen of Crime, Lady Mallowan, Mary Westmacott
Born 15 September 1890 · Died 12 January 1976 · Q35064
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I always feel that the young doctors are only too anxious to experiment. After they’ve whipped out all our teeth, and administered quantities of very peculiar glands, and removed bits of our insides, they then confess that nothing can be done for us. I really prefer the old-fashioned remedy of big black bottles of medicine. After all, one can always pour those down the sink.
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2026· 33 entries
“I always feel that the young doctors are only too anxious to experiment. After they’ve whipped out all our teeth, and administered quantities of very peculiar glands, and removed bits of our insides, they then confess that nothing can be done for us. I really prefer the old-fashioned remedy of big black bottles of medicine. After all, one can always pour those down the sink.”
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“I am not very clever about Americanisms — and I understand they change very quickly.”
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“It’s so dreadfully easy — killing people… And you begin to feel that it doesn’t matter… That it’s only you that matters! It’s dangerous — that.”
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“Yes. I like to see people get angry. I like it very much. But here in England they do not get angry like they do in Spain. In Spain they take out their knives and they curse and shout. In England they do nothing, just get very red in the face and shut up their mouths tight.”
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“Pilar — remember — nothing is so boring as devotion.”
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“Ten people had to die without it becoming ridiculous or the murderer being obvious.”
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“Miss Marple was not in any way a picture of my grandmother; she was far more fussy and spinsterish than my grandmother ever was”
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“I was stuck there on my way by train from Oxford to London and took revenge by giving the name to one of my least lovable characters.”
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cadena3.com: Romina Gaetani destaca el reto de interpretar un policial en 'La ratonera' de Agatha Christie
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ScreenRant: 100 Years Later, Agatha Christie’s Greatest Twist Could Finally Happen Onscreen
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torbayweekly.co.uk: Jim Parker: How Little Miss Marple and Mr Poirot are putting Bay and Christie on the map
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Diez Minutos: La primera novela negra de Agatha Christie es el libro de misterio perfecto para leer antes de 'Muerte en el Nilo'
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NZ Herald: Afternoon quiz: Mystery and detective novel author Agatha Christie died in what year?
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BroadwayWorld: Review: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Twin Lakes Playhouse in Mountain Home
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agenda.diariovasco.com: Antzerkia: "Asesinato en el Orient Express (Agatha Christie)" en Donostia-San Sebastián
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Edmonton Journal: Fringe Review: Murder Plot is Agatha Christie by way of Monty Python
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agenda.diariovasco.com: Teatro: "Asesinato en el Orient Express (Agatha Christie)" en Donostia-San Sebastián
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Diario Pregon de Jujuy: “Saber contar un policial es un desafío”: Romina Gaetani en una obra de Agatha Christie
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Telefe Noticias: “La Ratonera” vuelve a escena con un elenco de lujo y el sello de Agatha Christie
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El Diario Vasco: Juanjo Artero: «Agatha Christie era una mujer genio que sabía despertar el detective que todos llevamos dentro»
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Cosmopolitan: La crítica internacional se rinde ante esta miniserie de suspense que arrasa entre los fans de Agatha Christie: “Ingeniosa y desafiante”
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SoGlos: Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre September 2026
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TVGuide.co.uk: Agatha Christie's Poirot on Virgin Media Three: full details and when it's on
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Diario de Burgos: Paisajes y pasiones de Agatha Christie
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streamlinefeed.co.ke: Best Podcasts of the Week: Toni Collette Revives Agatha Christie
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The Guardian: An Agatha Christie classic with an impressive cast: best podcasts of the week
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WSYX: Agatha Christie classic comes to life at Schiller Park
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RTVE.es: Agatha Christie, un asesinato y una cláusula imposible: las claves de ‘Mira cómo corren’
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Radio Mitre: La frase del día hoy, domingo 16 de agosto: “Si metes la cabeza en la boca de un león, no podrás quejarte si un día te la arranca de un mordisco”, Agatha Christie
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La Nación: Desapareció 11 días sin dejar rastro, paralizó a todo un país y la hallaron con otro nombre: el secreto mejor guardado de Agatha Christie
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Comic Book Resources: Agatha Christie Meets Paddington in Hugh Jackman's 109 Minute Comedy Thriller
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ScreenRant: Agatha Christie Meets The Parent Trap In The BBC's Bingeable 6-Part Detective Drama
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2023· 1 entry
The Telegraph reported that several Agatha Christie novels have been edited to remove "passages containing descriptions, insults or references to ethnicity"
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2022· 1 entry
And each story was written by a different author
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2021· 1 entry
Following the success of Sophie Hannah's outings with Poirot, the Christie family supported the release of a collection of Miss Marple short stories
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2020· 3 entries
Because of COVID-19 lockdowns in London before it reopened in 2021
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James Prichard was the company's chairman
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Hercule Poirot's Silent Night in 2023 with a sixth instalment being commissioned in 2024
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2015· 1 entry
And Then There Were None was named the "World's Favourite Christie" in a vote sponsored by the author's estate
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2014· 1 entry
The BBC acquired exclusive TV rights to Christie's works in the UK (previously associated with ITV) and made plans with Acorn's co-operation to air new productions for the 125th anniversary of Christie's birth in 2015
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2013· 3 entries
The 600 members of the Crime Writers' Association chose The Murder of Roger Ackroyd as "the best whodunit
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Was voted the best crime writer and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd the best crime novel ever by 600 professional novelists of the Crime Writers' Association
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The Christie family supported the release of a new Poirot story, The Monogram Murders, written by British author Sophie Hannah
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2008· 1 entry
Christie revealed the reason for this: "Hercule Poirot, a complete egoist, would not like being taught his business or having suggestions made to him by an elderly spinster lady
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2007· 1 entry
Brian Aldiss said Christie had told him she wrote her books up to the last chapter, then decided who the most unlikely suspect was, after which she would go back and make the necessary changes to "frame" that person
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2005· 1 entry
Prichard donated Greenway and its contents to the National Trust
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2004· 1 entry
Hicks' obituary in The Telegraph noted that she had been "determined to remain true to her mother's vision and to protect the integrity of her creations" and disapproved of "merchandising" activities
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Anthony Award (2000).
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1998· 1 entry
Booker sold its shares in Agatha Christie Limited (at the time earning £2,100,000, approximately equivalent to £4,100,000 in 2025 annual revenue) for £10,000,000 (approximately equivalent to £19,400,000 in 2025) to Chori
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1977· 3 entries
A thallium poisoning case was solved by British medical personnel who had read Christie's book and recognised the symptoms she described
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And adjudged the Best Critical/Biographical Work at the 1978 Edgar Awards
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Died in 1978 and was buried next to Christie
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1976· 4 entries
Died 1976-01-12.
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"she was the best-selling novelist in history
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“Ale żaden artysta – teraz już wiem – nie zadowoli się samą sztuczką. Potrzebny mu jest jeszcze aplauz.”
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“Postać: proboszcz Clement”
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1975· 1 entry
And Sleeping Murder was published posthumously in 1976
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1971· 2 entries
Awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1971).
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Was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature
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1969· 1 entry
And shortly after Christie's death a charitable memorial fund was set up to "help two causes that she favoured: old people and young children"
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1968· 1 entry
When Christie was almost 80, she sold a 51% stake in Agatha Christie Limited (and the works it owned) to Booker Books (better known as Booker Author's Division), which by 1977 had increased its stake to 64%
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1961· 1 entry
Was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature degree by the University of Exeter
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1956· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1956).
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1955· 4 entries
Awarded The Grand Master (1955).
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Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award
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Became the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award
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Agatha Christie Limited, to hold the rights to her works
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1953· 1 entry
Followed this with Witness for the Prosecution, whose Broadway production won the New York Drama Critics' Circle award for best foreign play of 1954 and earned Christie an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of Amer
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1952· 1 entry
Produced by Peter Saunders and starring Richard Attenborough as the original Detective Sergeant Trotter
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1947· 1 entry
The Anti-Defamation League in the US sent an official letter of complaint to Christie's American publishers, Dodd, Mead and Company, regarding perceived antisemitism in her works
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1946· 3 entries
“My chief dislikes are crowds, loud noises, gramophones and cinemas. I dislike the taste of alcohol and do not like smoking. I do like sun, sea, flowers, travelling, strange foods, sports, concerts, theatres, pianos, and doing embroidery.”
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One of the characters is described by another as "a Whitechapel Jewess with dyed hair and a voice like a corncrake
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Christie said of herself: "My chief dislikes are crowds, loud noises, gramophones and cinemas
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1943· 1 entry
Appointment with Death in 1945, and The Hollow in 1951
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1934· 1 entry
Bought Winterbrook House in Winterbrook, a hamlet near Wallingford
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1930· 2 entries
A reviewer for The New York Times wrote, "
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Spent several months each year on archaeological excavations in the Middle East and used her first-hand knowledge of this profession in her fiction
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1928· 3 entries
“So, after illness, came sorrow, despair and heartbreak. There is no need to dwell on it.”
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Michael Morton adapted The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for the stage under the name of Alibi
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Christie left England and took the (Simplon) Orient Express to Istanbul and then to Baghdad
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1926· 1 entry
Made international headlines by going missing for 11 days
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1922· 1 entry
The Christies joined an around-the-world promotional tour for the British Empire Exhibition, led by Major Ernest Belcher
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1920· 2 entries
When The Mysterious Affair at Styles, featuring detective Hercule Poirot, was published
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And introduced the detective Hercule Poirot, who appeared in 33 of her novels and more than 50 short stories
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1914· 1 entry
And had one child before divorcing in 1928
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1905· 1 entry
Her mother sent her to Paris, where she was educated in a series of pensionnats (boarding schools), focusing on voice training and piano playing
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1902· 1 entry
Began attending Miss Guyer's Girls' School in Torquay, but found adjusting to the disciplined atmosphere difficult
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1901· 1 entry
“s death when she was 11 marked the end of her childhood. The family”
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1890· 1 entry
Born 1890-09-15.
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1880· 1 entry
While the family was on an extended visit to the United States
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1869· 1 entry
Left Clara £2,000 (approximately equivalent to £210,000 in 2025); in 1881, they used this to buy the leasehold of a villa in Torquay named Ashfield
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1863· 1 entry
Leaving his widow to raise Clara and her brothers on a meagre income
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1854· 1 entry
To British Army officer Frederick Boehmer and his wife Mary Ann (née West)
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