Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie

By luigi_pagano

Fri, 15 Sep 2023
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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
was born on this day, many years ago.
I shall refrain from mentioning when
because  it is not respectful to ask
or reveal a lady's age, so I am told,
and I wouldn't venture to be so bold.

One doesn't have to be a detective,
like Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple
(two of the characters she created)
to find out  the information, though,
as the public records will show

that the year in question was in fact
one thousand eight hundred ninety.
It was an eventful year: Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Italy formed
what was called the Triple Alliance
and Van Gogh died in France.

Yet we don't remember this date
for poor Vincent's unhappy fate
but for the birth of a prolific author
Her detective novels  numbered 66,
every one full of ingenious tricks.

 

© Luigi Pagano 2023

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

She was quite a fascinating woman Luigi. I think there was a book recently published about her life - have you read it?

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I always admired her inventiveness and it was her detective novels that paved the way for my interest in that genre of literature. I haven't read the latest book on her life but over the years I learned a lot about her background.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Rhymes And Reasons on

'This lady still wrote some of the best whodunnits.' Great Tribute!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Many thanks, JP.

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Wathed Pierot movie the other day, "the dumb witness" or something tt's a dog the story is in Scotland at one of those big lakes". "mudder on the nile" is her too?

Her detective stories are brlilliant, but the true master is Edgar Allen Poe.

Tom Brown

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Yes Tom, he is considered to be a central figure of Gothic fiction in American literature.