Agatha Christie: The Queen of Crime Author: Author: Karsakova Nastya Karsakova Nastya Secondary school 6 Secondary school 6 Class 8 A Class 8 A Gavrilov-Yam Gavrilov-Yam Teacher: Teacher: Morozova M.R. Morozova M.R. 2010

My purpose I want to know about Agatha Christie. Books are our friends. I like reading. I like reading detective stories. My favorite author is Agatha Christie. She is a very famous writer. So I decided to find some information about this writer.

Successful writer Agatha Christie was probably the most successful writer in history. She wrote Agatha Christie was probably the most successful writer in history. She wrote 78 crime novels, 6 romantic novels, 150 short stories, 19 plays. Her books have been translated into 103 languages and her two most famous creations, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, solved hundred of crimes.

Agathas family Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born at home on September 15, She was the third child of Frederick Alvah and Clarissa Beochmer Miller. The Millers had two other children: Margaret Frary Miller (1879–1950), called Madge, who was eleven years Agatha's senior, and Louis Montant Miller (1880–1929), called Monty, ten years older than Agatha.

Her famous books Her first novel THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES was an instant success. Like many of Christies stories, it has one murder victim and many possible murderers. Her first novel THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES was an instant success. Like many of Christies stories, it has one murder victim and many possible murderers. Her famous books are: Her famous books are: Murder on the Orient Express. Murder on the Orient Express. The Death on the Nile. The Death on the Nile. Ten niggers. Ten niggers. Halloween Party. Halloween Party.

Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot became one of the most popular private detectives since Sherlock Holmes. He is the hero of 43 Christies crime stories. He is small and round and is always elegantly dressed. As Sherlock Holmes has Watson, in the early stories, Poirot has his assistant Captain Hasting.

Miss Jane Marple Miss Jane Marple is another Agatha Christies creation. She is the heroine of 18 of the novelists later books. Miss Marple is quite old, unmarried and lives in the typical English village of St Mary Mead. She is not a professional detective, but she has a wonderful power of observation. As she says, no one thinks an old woman is important, so she often hears information that no one tells the police.

AMAZING FACTS Agatha Christie didnt go to school at all. Agatha Christie didnt go to school at all. When Agatha was a girl her fair hair was so long she could sit on it. When Agatha was a girl her fair hair was so long she could sit on it. She could play the piano and sing beautifully. She could play the piano and sing beautifully. In THE MURDER OF Roger Ackroyd Christie broke all the rules of detective fiction. The murderer in the book is the first-person narrator! In THE MURDER OF Roger Ackroyd Christie broke all the rules of detective fiction. The murderer in the book is the first-person narrator! Agatha Christie often plotted her crime stories in a hot bath while eating apples. Agatha Christie often plotted her crime stories in a hot bath while eating apples. The Queen of Crime also wrote romantic novels under the pen name of Mary Westmacott. The Queen of Crime also wrote romantic novels under the pen name of Mary Westmacott. Agatha Christie is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling author of all time. Agatha Christie is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling author of all time.

FAMOUS QUOTES Every murder is probably somebodys old friend. Every murder is probably somebodys old friend. Very few of us are what we seem. Very few of us are what we seem. The young people think the old people are fools but the old people are fools. The young people think the old people are fools but the old people are fools. An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. These little grey cells. It is up to them. These little grey cells. It is up to them. I learned…that one can never go back, that one should not even try to go back – the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a One Way Street. I learned…that one can never go back, that one should not even try to go back – the essence of life is going forward. Life is really a One Way Street. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

My results My results Ive known about Agatha Christie, her books, her main characters. Reading is my hobby. It helps me to find decisions of my problems, they teach me thinking. Now I try to read her books in English. I think her books help detectives in their work. Her books are very popular all over the world. They are exiting, interesting, touching.

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