In 1914, Agatha married an army officer, Archibald Christie, three months after meeting him. She wrote her first novel at eighteen, and though it was repeatedly rejected by publishers, they did tell her she had promise and not to give up. At twelve, Agatha was sent off to boarding schools where she was supposed to study music and song, but due to a lack of talent for both playing an instrument and singing, Agatha didn’t plan on a future in music.Īfter finishing school, she and her mother spent a summer in Egypt, a place that would later have a big impact on her life and her suspense novels. When she was eleven, Agatha’s father died, and she and her mother moved homes due to the financial strain. She was a voracious reader, and she wrote her first poem at the age of ten. Agatha’s mother was even against her learning to read at a young age, so Agatha taught herself at age four, already showing signs of her brilliant mind. While her much older brother and sister were schooled from a young age, Agatha’s mother, Clara, decided she should be homeschooled, so Agatha spent much of her early life only in the company of her parents, pets, and imaginary friends. Let me tell you about it!Īgatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in 1890 to a wealthy family in Torquay, Devon, the youngest of the three Miller children. There are a lot of books about Agatha Christie and it isn’t just because she’s the world’s best-selling author, famous for her detective novels, but because she also had a genuinely interesting life. I have read all of her mystery books many times, and I also have a huge collection of books about her.
On the other hand, I discovered the works of Agatha Christie when I was eight, and today I am still a (self-proclaimed) Christie expert.
For example, I had a huge Smurf figurine collection when I was young, but I probably couldn’t name even five of the Smurfs now. I find it fascinating what childhood interests we take with us into adulthood.
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