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Sometime during the early days of World War II (1939–1945),
Agatha Christie wrote Curtain, intended as a farewell appearance for
Hercule Poirot. It returns Poirot to Styles, scene of his first case, The
Mysterious Affair at Styles. The two books together constitute one of
Christie's high points. As per her instructions, it was not published till
the 1970's.
Christie changed direction again at this point. She wrote fewer
Poirot books. Christie brought back Miss Marple for a long series of
novels, of which the best are the first, The Body in the Library (1942),
and A Murder is Announced (1950). Christie also created an unusual
mystery set in Ancient Egypt, Death Comes as the End (1944). While
just so-so as a mystery plot, it is interesting as a look at daily life in the
distant past.
After World War II ended in 1945, Christie's work generally
suffered a decline in quality. The plots generally became much simpler,
and the storytelling and characterization much less interesting. Her best
post war book was the spy novel They Came To Baghdad (1951). Like
many of her novels, it is set in the contemporary Middle East, where
Agatha Christie lived.
Fewer of Christie's post war books feature Hercule Poirot.
Perhaps significantly, she only brought Poirot back for books that
showed the complex plotting of her prewar works. Some of these are
outstanding, especially Dead Man's Folly (1956), The Clocks (1963),
and Elephants Can Remember (1972). Dead Man's Folly seems linked
thematically to an earlier Poirot novel, Evil Under The Sun (1941). The
two novels somehow seem to form a pair of works in which Agatha
Christie developed similar material, using similar techniques of the
mystery story, and yet came up with books that are interestingly
different. They remind one of Leonardo da Vinci's two versions of the
painting, The Madonna on the Rocks.
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Agatha Christie wrote sixty-six Mystery novels, one hundred fifty
eigth short stories, six Romance novels using the pseudonym Mary
Westmacott, one book of children's literature, one two-volume book of
poems, and two non-fiction titles writing as Agatha Christie Mallowan.
She also wrote over a dozen plays including The Mousetrap, which
opened in London on November 25, 1952, and is now the longest
continuously running play in theatrical history.
She is best known for her detective stories, largely centred around
two detectives; the elderly Miss Marple and the pompous Poirot. Apart
from her plots, today it is the period detail of her books that fascinates;
the English village, the spa hotel, the country house and the cruise-ship.
She chronicles a vanished pre-WW2 upper middle class Britain which
enhances the staginess of her characters and plots.
Sometime during the early days of World War II (1939–1945), Agatha Christie wrote sixty-six Mystery novels, one hundred fifty
Agatha Christie wrote Curtain, intended as a farewell appearance for eigth short stories, six Romance novels using the pseudonym Mary
Hercule Poirot. It returns Poirot to Styles, scene of his first case, The Westmacott, one book of children's literature, one two-volume book of
Mysterious Affair at Styles. The two books together constitute one of poems, and two non-fiction titles writing as Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Christie's high points. As per her instructions, it was not published till She also wrote over a dozen plays including The Mousetrap, which
the 1970's. opened in London on November 25, 1952, and is now the longest
Christie changed direction again at this point. She wrote fewer continuously running play in theatrical history.
Poirot books. Christie brought back Miss Marple for a long series of She is best known for her detective stories, largely centred around
novels, of which the best are the first, The Body in the Library (1942), two detectives; the elderly Miss Marple and the pompous Poirot. Apart
and A Murder is Announced (1950). Christie also created an unusual from her plots, today it is the period detail of her books that fascinates;
mystery set in Ancient Egypt, Death Comes as the End (1944). While the English village, the spa hotel, the country house and the cruise-ship.
just so-so as a mystery plot, it is interesting as a look at daily life in the She chronicles a vanished pre-WW2 upper middle class Britain which
distant past. enhances the staginess of her characters and plots.
After World War II ended in 1945, Christie's work generally
suffered a decline in quality. The plots generally became much simpler,
and the storytelling and characterization much less interesting. Her best
post war book was the spy novel They Came To Baghdad (1951). Like
many of her novels, it is set in the contemporary Middle East, where
Agatha Christie lived.
Fewer of Christie's post war books feature Hercule Poirot.
Perhaps significantly, she only brought Poirot back for books that
showed the complex plotting of her prewar works. Some of these are
outstanding, especially Dead Man's Folly (1956), The Clocks (1963),
and Elephants Can Remember (1972). Dead Man's Folly seems linked
thematically to an earlier Poirot novel, Evil Under The Sun (1941). The
two novels somehow seem to form a pair of works in which Agatha
Christie developed similar material, using similar techniques of the
mystery story, and yet came up with books that are interestingly
different. They remind one of Leonardo da Vinci's two versions of the
painting, The Madonna on the Rocks.
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