Agatha Christie Quotes

“The more Agatha earned—and she was earning a lot—the more tax payments were demanded.
Eventually, she formed a limited company to receive her income, with her as an employee receiving a salary. This greatly reduced her legal income. She also gave away the rights to some of her plays to Rosalind and Max’s nephews, thereby reducing her assets further. She now referred to herself as a “wage slave,” and despite her best efforts, in 1966, she still owed £200,000 in taxes. The struggle continued until her death. The world’s bestselling author left only £106,000 in her will.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“Agatha had refused a damehood so as not to outshine Max, but when he received his knighthood in 1968, she finally accepted, becoming Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1971.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“Agatha served as the official photographer for many of the items he [Max Mallowan] found. She was an excellent photographer and even took lessons.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“To this day, audiences that come to enjoy the play [The Mousetrap] in theaters are asked not to reveal the ending or the identity of the killer to anyone who has not seen it. It was Agatha Christie’s wish not to spoil the play for future audiences.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“[The Mousetrap] Sir Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II have been in the audience.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“With the release of And Then There Were None in 1939, Agatha became a phenomenon. It is the world’s best-selling mystery and the sixth best-selling book of any genre, having sold more than 100 million copies. With the stage production of And Then There Were None, Christie was being discovered by a whole new generation of readers.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“Angela Lansbury, whose own character in the television series "Murder, She Wrote" was partially based on Miss Marple, played Miss Marple in 1980.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“The Westmacott novels deal with relationships, contact, and misdirected love. They usually have a sad ending. Following Agatha’s divorce from Archie, these books are an excellent indication of her state of mind. Much of the content is semi-autobiographical.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“She was habitually reminded of how her father had carelessly lost a fortune. In an England that was embracing post-war socialism, Agatha remained, if only subconsciously, a confirmed capitalist, and murder for gain was the motivation for crime in the majority of her novels.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End

“When she was fifteen, Clara sent Agatha to Paris, where she would remain for two magical years. She was a regular at the famed Comédie Française theater and indulged in rich French pastry.”
― Hourly History, Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End