Agatha Christie "Partners in crime" (2)

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The mysterious affair at styles

Referaat: Agatha Christie raamatu kohta ''the mysterious affair at styles'' CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION................................................... 3 2. AGATHA CHRISTIE............................................. 4 3. PICTURES.............................................................. 5 4. PLOT....................................................................... 6 5. PLOT....................................................................... 7 6. CHARACTERS...................................................... 8 7. SETTING................................................................ 9 8. LANGUAGE AND STYLE................................... 9 9

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Outstanding figures in British literature

novels and nonfiction Holmes was based on his college friend Joseph Bell and Watson based on himself In 1902 he was awarded a knighthood largely for writings he had produced in support of British policies during the Boer War ,,Where there is no imagination there is no horror." ,,I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Agatha Christie 1890 ­1976 Wrote 66 detective novels and more than 15 short story collections, most of which revolve around the investigations of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple and Tommy and Tuppence. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott Guinness Book of World Records states that Christie is the bestselling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly 4 billion copies, and her estate claims

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Taken at the Flood

Taken at the Flood "There is a Tide" redirects here. "There is a Tide" is also the name of a short story by Larry Niven, set in the Known Space universe. Taken at the Flood is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in March 1948 under the title of There is a Tide...[1] and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in the November of the same year under Christie's original title.[2] The US edition retailed at $2.50[1] and the UK edition at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6).[2] It features her famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, and is set in 1946. 1 Plot summary In a flashback from late Spring to early Spring, Lynn Marchmont, newly demobilised from the Women's Royal Naval Service, finds difficulty settling into the village life of Warmsley Vale. She is engaged to Rowley, one of several

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Agatha Christie - The Moving Finger

The Moving Finger Agatha Christie The Moving Finger Agatha Christie Plot summary: Brother and sister Jerry and Joanna Burton bought a country house in an idyllic English town called Lymstock so that Jerry could recover from injuries received in a wartime plane crash. They had been living in London their whole life and thus were excited but intimidated to go. Lymstock was much like any other English village, no more than 300 people. Those that live there enjoy the peace of rural life and form a union to where it can be difficult for strangers to blend in

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Libraries

historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. As of March 2004 the Library held 11.2 million monographs and received more than 41,500 regular serials. As a legal deposit library, the BL receives copies of nearly all books produced in the United Kingdom, including all foreign books distributed in the UK. It also purchases many items which are only printed abroad. The British Library adds some 3 million items every year. My book. I read Agatha Christie's "The Body in the Library". The story was 130 pages long. The book was first published in 1942 but my version was published in 1983 by Moscow Vyssaja Skola. The genre of the book is mystery novel. The story takes placed in an imaginary English village St Mary Mead where the body was found and the fashionable seaside resort Danemouth because most of the suspects were staying there at the Majestic Hotel. St Mary Mead seems to be a

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Topic - Libraries

access to the scrolls. 3. Famous libraries Some of the greatest libraries in the world are research libraries. The most famous ones include The Humanities and Social Sciences Library of the New York Public Library in New York City, the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg, the British Library in London and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. 4. Book Report The book I read is entitled ,,Death on the Nile" and is written by Agatha Christie. It was published in the year 1936 and is a crime novel. The story takes place in Egypt in the '30s or early '40s, mostly on the river Nile and features the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The story revolves around Linnet Ridgeway, who is England's richest woman although she has just turned 21 and who marries an unknown yound man named Simon Doyle. He, on the other hand has just left his fiancée, Linnet's friend, Jacqueline

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He began printing his own illustrated poems in colour in 1787. The first example was Songs of innocence(1789). Towards the end of his life, he joined a circle of younger artists who appreciated his remarkable powers. It was not until the late 19th century that Blake's work achieved general attention. He was extremely prolific and his prints, illustrations, and paintings can be found in several important public collections in England and the USA.  Agatha Christie · Agatha Christie (1890-1976)was an English detective story writer.As an extraordinarily popular author, Christie wrote over 80 books, most of them featuring one of her two famous detectives; Hercule Poirot, an egotistical Belgian, and Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster. He has written stories likeThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), Murder on the Orient Express (1934), Funerals Are Fatal (1953), The Pale Horse (1962), Elephants Can Remember (1973),

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The beginning of Aghata

One very special trip was to Egypt,where she got many friends.She met one army officer Reggie.One special day Reggie made a marriage proposal to Aghata and she agreed.But Reggie had to travel to Hong Kong for two years because of his work.They agreed,that if Aghata is still a free woman,they will marry when he will be back. On 12-th October 1912 Aghata was 22 years old.She visited many parties and got to know one nice young man Archibald Christie.They fell in love and wanted to marry.Aghata wrote to Reggie and he understood and let her free.Aghata,s mother sugested to wait with marriage . 1914 suddenly war started.Archie had to go to France and Aghata went to be volunteer nurse.In December Archie came to England for 5 days and they wanted to marry.This time mother of Aghata agreed.Finaaly they married on 24.-th of December 1914.After few days Aghata didn,t see her husband for 6 months.She went to work to a hospital pharmacy.There

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