Agatha Christie-AO3 Flashcards
1
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Born
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Torquay, 15th September 1890
2
Q
Died
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12th January 1976
3
Q
family/life
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- middle class
- homeschooled by her father, an American
- Mother was an excellent storyteller
- learned to read by 5
- by 18 was writing short stories
- 1912, met Archie Christie. married 1914.
4
Q
1916-1924
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- during WW1 she turned to writing detective stories
- debute novel=”the mysterious affair at styles”
- partly started writing from a bet with her sister, as she was told she couldn’t write a good detective story and partly to relieve the work she was doing
- found her characters on a tram in torquay
- gave birth 1919
- Poirot was based on a Belgium refugee in countryside during WW1
5
Q
1925-1928
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- returned from grand tour
- her mother died and she was often alone
- hard period for her
- Archie fell in love with someone else
- went missing and had a car abandoned
- checked into hotel under the name of Theresa Neale
- she didn’t recognize Archie when he came to get her, possibly concussed but suffering from amnesia
- no recollection of who she was
6
Q
1929-1938
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- 2nd marriage to Max Mallowan, 11th Sep 1930
- travelled and wrote in this period
7
Q
later years
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- chilled much more
- became less profilic
- died 1976, 12th Jan
