Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
By luigi_pagano
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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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She was quite a fascinating
She was quite a fascinating woman Luigi. I think there was a book recently published about her life - have you read it?
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Wathed Pierot movi
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
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