We all know Agatha Christie to be one of the most prominent mystery novelists of the 20th century. Her books capture the attention of her readers in ways some authors can’t achieve. Yes, we all know about her...but what do we know really? Let’s take a look at 6 facts about Agatha Christie that may surprise you:
1. Agatha Christie was a very successful writer, but when she first started out, she was actually quite unsuccessful in trying to get her first novel to take off. The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced us to one of her most well-known characters, Hercule Poirot, but was rejected six times until it was published in 1920.
2. Not only did she write mystery/detective novels, but she also wrote romance novels as well, totaling six under the pen name Mary Westmacott.
3. For her important contribution to literature, Agatha Christie was appointed a Dame in 1971, and rightfully so!
4. Dame Agatha Christie also wrote the world’s longest running murder-mystery play called The Mousetrap. The play, about a group of people at a cabin with a murderer among them, is still being performed today!
5. Christie disappeared in 1926 for about 10 days after her husband revealed to her that he had fallen in love with another woman and that he wanted a divorce. After an argument where her husband left, Christie disappeared without a trace only to be found at a spa with no recollection of her actions. She probably needed some time for herself, but some people speculate it was a publicity stunt, and others think it was an alien abduction, but who knows for sure. She never mentioned anything about it in her autobiography, but she did, however, write a romance novel called Unfinished Portrait in 1934 about a woman, also a writer, whose marriage falls apart and attempts suicide. Something to think about.
6. Christie’s well-known character, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, was so adored that when she decided to kill him off in the 1975 novel Curtain, the reaction that followed was so intense that he was featured in a full-page obituary in The New York Times.
Agatha Christie sure has left a mark in this world with an impressive number of on-the-edge-of-your-seat works under her belt, including the short story collection The Mysterious Mr. Quin, and others featuring her trademark detective, Hercule Poirot. All of these and more are on our website www.mystread.com, so go on and try to solve some mysteries.
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