Listed as the best-selling novelist of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records, Agatha Christie can easily be considered a household name, but writing amazing stories is not all she accomplished. This book discusses her life including her experiences as a volunteer during World War I, archaeologist, traveler, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, as well as her continued influence on the world today.
Contents
World wars, English society, and detective fiction -- Childhood dreams -- Christie embraces adulthood -- The great detective novel -- The Agatha Christie phenomenon -- Glossary -- Chronology.
