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“Few of us are what we seem” -Agatha Christie (“Biography”). Christie began being published in the early 1920’s. For this time period she was the “Mystery Queen”. She was one of the most well known english authors for her writings on crime and murder mysteries. Agatha Christie enhanced the crime genre by using her own personal experiences to influence her writings on crime and investigation. Agatha Christie had a tough life growing up. Christie was born on September 15th, 1980 in Torquay, Devon, England (“Biography”). Her parents, Frederick Alvah Miller and Clara Boehmer, gave her the birth name of Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller (“Biography”). Christie had two older siblings ("The Early Years.”). During the early years of Agatha’s schooling …show more content…

She met her first husband Archibald Christie who was a military officer and a pilot-in-training (“Biography”). Agatha and Archie married on Christmas eve 1914 ("The Early Years.”). However the couple was not finally living together until 1918 due to Archie fighting in the war in France and Agatha working with the Red Cross Hospital in Torquay ("The Early Years.”). Christies first marriage was not her only one, however it was her toughest. Agatha and Archibald had one child together (“Biography”). In 1926 Archibald admitted to Agatha he had a mistress and wanted a divorce, after this news Agatha disappeared for 10 days and was found living under a false name in Yorkshire (“Biography”). The doctors determined she had amnesia (“Biography”). Agatha and Archie divorced in 1928 she gained sole custody of their daughter (“Biography”). In 1930 Agatha married her second husband Max Mallowan, a archaeologist, they were happily together until Christie’s death on January 12th, 1976 due to natural causes …show more content…

Christies personal life greatly influenced her writings. For example, Christies father was English and her mother was British. Christie growing up was taught to read and write by both of her parents, this influenced her writings heavily. Also her writings take place in areas such as the town she was born in or in London near her, this also had an influence on Christies writings. Also Agatha’s first divorce and her disappearing for 10 days lead to much mystery in her life. This also gave a mysterious effect to her writings causing her to write very well like books in the mystery

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