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HowtoreadthisPerson?AgathaChristie----amysteriouswomanAgathaChristieAgathaChristieisknownthroughouttheworldastheQueenofCrime.HerbookshavesoldoverabillioncopiesinEnglishwithanotherbillionin100foreignlanguage,outsoldonlybytheBibleandShakespeare.Sheistheauthorof80crimenovelsandshortstorycollections,19plays,andsixnovelswrittenunderthenameofMarryWestmacott.AgathaChristiewasborninTorquayin1890,inthecountyofDevon.DuringWorldWarIsheworkedinaRedCrossHospitalinTorquayasahospitaldispenser,whichgaveherknowledgeofpoisons.Itwastobeusefulwhenshestartedwritingmysteries.Christie'sfirstdetectivenovel,TheMysteriousAffairatStyles,InitshecreatedHerculePoirot,thelittleBelgiandetectivewhowasdestinedtobecomethemostpopulardetectiveincrimefictionsinceSherlockHolmes.Obviously,wehavetomentionMissMarple,ascharactersinthenovels,sheisanelderlyspinster,Marpleoftenreliedonherfemininesensitivityandempathytosolvecrimes.Marplewasfeaturedin17novels,thefirstbeingMurderattheVicarage(1930)andthelastSleepingMurder(1977).Shewasreportedlybasedontheauthor'sowngrandmother.Herbooksmadeheroneofthemostfamousandaninnovativewriterinthistime.Severalofherworksweremadeintosuccessfulfeaturefilms,amongthemostpopularisTheMurderofRogerAckroyd(1926),thisisthebest-sellingbooksofalltime.DeathontheNile(1937)andMurderontheOrientExpress(1974)wasanotherfamousbookofAgathaChristie.Andithadbeenfilmforalongtime.CLASSICALDISVOURSE"Andnow,messieursETmesdames,"saidPoirotrapidly,"IwillcontinuewithwhatIwasabouttosay.Understandthis,Imeantoarriveatthetruth.Thetruth,howeveruglyinitself,isalwayscuriousandbeautifultoseekerafterit.Iammuchaged;mypowersmaynotbewhattheywere."Hereheclearlyexpectedacontradiction."InallprobabilitythisisthelastcaseIshalleverinvestigate.ButHerculePoirotdoesnotendwithafailure.Messieursatmesdames,Itellyou,Imeantoknow.AndIshallknow-inspiteofyouall.“(FromTheMurderofRogerAckroyd,1926)Afterward,writingbecomesthemainthemeofAgathaChristielife.Withtheloveofherlifeandhermeticulousobservationofthebitsandpiecesareincludedinherdetectivenovels.Nomatterthepeoplearoundherorscenewouldbereflectedinthenovel.Besides,nomattersomefriendsofthemansion,Britain'srailnetworkcomplexity,theOrientExpressandstylishpassengeraircraft,eventuallywasevolvingintoAgathaChristiewrittenbythecrimescene.Inaddition,manywell-knownnurseryrhymesinUKarefirstchoiceinhernovelstocontrasttheatmosphere.TenLittleIndiansfamousnurseryrhymesTenlittleInjunsstandin'inaline,

Onetoddledhomeandthentherewerenine;

NinelittleInjunsswingin'onagate,

Onetumbledoffandthentherewereeight.

EightlittleInjunsgayestunderheav'n,

Onewenttosleepandthentherewereseven;

SevenlittleInjunscuttinguptheirtricks,

Onebrokehisneckandthenthereweresix.

SixlittleInjunskickin'allalive,

Onekick'dthebucketandthentherewerefive;FivelittleInjunsonacellardoor,

Onetumbledinandthentherewerefour.

FourlittleInjunsuponaspree,

Onehegotfuddledandthentherewerethree;

ThreelittleInjunsoutinacanoe,

Onetumbledoverboardandthenthereweretwo.

TwolittleInjunsfoolin'withagun,

Oneshott'otherandthentherewasone;

OnelittleInjunslivin'allalone,

Hegotmarriedandthentherewerenone.Herfavoritewayofkilling

AgathaChristie’sliterarystatuswasmuchmorethanConanDoyleintheUK.Shewonthe"BritishEmpire"andtheUniversityofExeterhonorarydoctorateofliteraturewhenshewas66yearsold.Besides,FrenchPresidentCharlesdeGaullesaidthathealsoisan"AgathaChristiefans",theBritishQueenMaryalsoenjoyreadingAgathaChristienovels.AgathaChristiehadbeenawardedthe“DetectiveQueen"crownbyBritishQueen.TheseawardsandhonorsreceivedduringherlifetimethanConanDoyle'shonor,herreputationisnoless