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“Bloody Lady Agatha”: The Dark Childhood Imagination that Shaped Agatha Christie’s Fiction

Agatha was a surprise addition to the Miller family, an “afterthought,” as she would describe herself. Born on September 15, 1890, she was a child of the Victorian fin de siecle (o...

Lydia Poulton

Agatha Christie's 'English Riviera' Devon hometown seals twinning deal with Belgian Spa birthplace of her sleuth Hercule...

The 'Golden Age' murder mystery novellist was born on the 'English Riviera' in Torbay, south-west England, on September 15 1890.

The Other Woman’s Name: The Triangular Love Saga of Dorothy L. Sayers, John Cournos and Helen Kestner

Part One: Mrs. H. Attwood, formerly Mary Stokes —“I suppose,” thought Harriet, “she had one of those small, summery brains, that flower early and run to seed. “I always thought she...

The Oxfordshire home of the world's favourite crime author

Agatha Christie lived in Winterbrook House, near Wallingford, until her death.

Eliza O'Conor Sloane: Uncovering hidden women's history

Eliza O’Conor Sloane haunts the collection of Thomas O’Conor (1770-1855) in manuscripts at the American Irish Historical Society.

Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim - Elstree

Dame Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim motion picture comedy greats, remembered by the British Comedy Society.Commemorating the centenary of cinema, 1996.In association with the...

Surfing, Bananas, and Runners: Agatha Christie’s Grand Year of International Travel

Agatha Christie, World Traveler During her year on the “Empire Tour,” Agatha wrote what she called a “diary” of letters to her mother. Clara kept all these letters, and when she di...