Agatha Christie Essay Examples

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An Analysis of Crime and Investigation in The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie (769 words, 1 pages)

Tzvetan Todorov pointed out that detective fiction contained "not one but two stories the story of the crime and the story of the investigation. An examination of "Agatha Christie's "The Witness for the Prosecution" present a story of crime and investigation as a means to keep the reader in absolute ... Read More

An Analysis of Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (674 words, 1 pages)

In what seems like a normal everyday situation in which people travel by means of public transportation turns into something out of the ordinary. A murder has taken place aboard a train, the suspects have been narrowed down to twelve potential people and the feeling of uneasiness roams around the ... Read More

Analyzing Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (384 words, 2 pages)

Since Hercule Poirot is a private detective, he is able to work outside the law to solve a case. He has no superiors that monitor his casework, nor does he answer to a greater authority. Furthermore, state guidelines do not dictate what methods he should use when solving a crime. ... Read More

The Comparison of Detective Work in Agatha Christie’s N or M? And in Boris Akunin’s The Death of Achilles (1067 words, 4 pages)

Detective crime fictions accumulated fans world-wide, their numbers are great. These crime fictions are present in almost every countries literature. Agatha Christie's N or M? and Boris Akunin's The Death of Achilles are fine examples of crime novels. Both are considered to be detective crime fictions, but in a different ... Read More

The Tragedy of Louisa in And Then There Were None, a Novel by Agatha Christie (281 words, 1 pages)

EpilogueHe turns with a smug grin plastered across his face a chuckle escapes from his slim throat. He cuts the suspended noose from Vera's cold, broken neck and lays her lifeless body across the unkempt bed. As he leaves her room, he grabs the full tank of gasoline, and begins ... Read More

Facts and Faith in the Book The Murder of Roger Acroyd by Agatha Christie (692 words, 3 pages)

Facts and Faith within Detective FictionThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd is not simply detective fiction. Within the opening pages, the narrator, Dr. Sheppard, repeats the phrase "to tell the truth" (Christie 1). The means through which truth is acquired reveals the relationship between science and intuition. The relationship between science ... Read More

The Life and Literature of Agatha Christie (1757 words, 6 pages)

Agatha Christie was a remarkable author that had her own style and flair of writing. Born in England, she grew up with inspirations to write. Like many authors, the events in her life affected her writings including experiences which made her want to write. Although Agatha Christie had many events ... Read More

The Author’s Freedom and the Work by Agatha Christie in the Topic of Literature (1854 words, 5 pages)

Agatha Christie is one of the most popular authors of the 20th century. She would often draw inspiration from the medical field and other lifes experiences to come up with her plot. In general, she was most renowned for her expertise in criminal book writing. This drew her a lot ... Read More

An Analysis of the Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (1879 words, 5 pages)

Murder on the Orient ExpressAgatha Christie Introduction Author- Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in England and raised by a wealthy American father and English mother. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the author of 78 crime ... Read More

A Review of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None (490 words, 3 pages)

I recently read a mystery book by the name of "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. I read this book because I have read other books by Agatha Christie that were pretty well written.Ten people are invited to an island, called "Indian Island", by letters that were signed ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (1456 words, 5 pages)

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language with another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold by only the Bible and ... Read More

An Analysis of Chapter 13 of the Novel, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (921 words, 2 pages)

By chapter 13 of And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie, half of the ten guests that ventured out to Indian Island are killed. These incidents cause the remaining guests to react in bizarre ways. These reactions are common to most people that are placed in this situation. They ... Read More

A Chilling Mystery in Agatha Christie’s Novel And Then There Were None (990 words, 2 pages)

Have you ever been in a dark, desolate room in complete seclusion from everyone else where you sense a presence nearby but when you turn around, nobodys there? Have you ever been so afraid that you cant sleep at night? I believe that anyone who is an actual human being ... Read More

Trust, Deceit and Immorality in and Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (516 words, 3 pages)

Trust, Deceit, Immorality in And then There Were NoneAnd Then There Were None, a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, discussesmatters of trust, deceit, and immorality. These two words and intertwined withineach chapter, and they come to us in ways that do not meet the eye right away. They require a ... Read More

A Biography of the Life and Times of Author Agatha Christie (887 words, 3 pages)

INTRODUCTIONThe author Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in Torquay in England. Her father was called Frederick Miller so she was born as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller. She was educated at home and studied singing and piano in Paris. In 1914 she married Archibald Christie, but then World War I ... Read More

Agatha Christie: The Queen of the Mystery Genre (1418 words, 6 pages)

Agatha Christie Queen of the Mystery GenreAgatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller of Torquay,Devon, England. Researchers debate on the year in which she was born, but it wasSeptember 15 in either 1890 or 1891. Her father was an American who lived with hisBritish wife ... Read More

A Review of And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (495 words, 1 pages)

And Then There Were None I recently read a mystery book by the name of "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. I read this book because I have read other books by Agatha Christie that were pretty well written. Ten people are invited to an island, called "Indian ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (1144 words, 4 pages)

Agatha Christie, the author of "And then there were None" is called the Queen of Mystery by those who have read her books. In addition to, "And then there were None", Agatha Christie has written many books, which include "ABC Murders", "Body in the Library", Easy to Kill" and "Towards ... Read More

The Mystery and Suspense in Agatha Christie “Murder on the Orient Express” (490 words, 2 pages)

Do you like murder, mystery, and suspense? Well if you do Murder on theOrient Express, by Agatha Christie, is the book for you. This novel portrays thetrials and tribulations of Hercule Poirot, a talented and experienced detective.Within the first few chapters the reader is already caught in a web of ... Read More

A Biography of the Life and Literary Career of Agatha Christie (293 words, 2 pages)

Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie is the best-known mystery writer in the world. Her books havesold over a billion copies in the English language. Another billion have alsobeen sold in forty-five foreign languages. Her works have been translated intomore languages than those of William Shakespeare. Only the Bible and Shakespeareoutsell her novels, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel The A. B. C. Murders by Agatha Christie (743 words, 2 pages)

430MysteryAgatha Christie, The A.B.C. Murders, The world Publishing Company, 1945. pp. 306.1. Captain Arthur Hastings Mr. Hastings was a friend and an accomplice toHercule Poirot in solving the case of the A.B.C. murders. Hercule Poirot He was the main detective and investigator in the A.B.C. murders. He is a very ... Read More

An Overview of the Novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (490 words, 3 pages)

I recently read a mystery bookby the name of "And Then There Were None" by AgathaChristie. I read this book because I have read other booksby Agatha Christie that were pretty well written. Ten peopleare invited to an island, called "Indian Island",by letters thatwere signed by people they had met ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (490 words, 3 pages)

I recently read a mystery book by the name of "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. I read this book because I have read other books by Agatha Christie that were pretty well written. Ten people are invited to an island, called "Indian Island", by letters that were ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (685 words, 2 pages)

The plot of the story is about 10 people getting murdered on an island called "Indian Island." It seems that the "10 little Indians," nursery rhyme relates to the death of each person. ( Read poem ) There's also China figures that are suppose to represent each character. The 10 ... Read More

A Biography of Agatha Christie, The Queen of the Mystery Genre

Agatha Christie Queen of the Mystery GenreAgatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller of Torquay,Devon, England. Researchers debate on the year in which she was born, but it wasSeptember 15 in either 1890 or 1891. Her father was an American who lived with hisBritish wife ... Read More

A Book Analysis of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were Non (869 words, 3 pages)

INTRODUCTIONThe author Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in Torquay in England. Her father was called Frederick Miller so she was born as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller. She was educated at home and studied singing and piano in Paris. In 1914 she married Archibald Christie, but then World War I ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (982 words, 2 pages)

Have you ever been in a dark, desolate room in complete seclusion from everyone else where you sense a presence nearby but when you turn around, nobodys there? Have you ever been so afraid that you cant sleep at night? I believe that anyone who is an actual human being ... Read More

A Review of Agatha Christie’s Novel “And Then There Were None” (510 words, 2 pages)

Trust, Deceit, Immorality in And then There Were NoneAnd Then There Were None, a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, discussesmatters of trust, deceit, and immorality. These two words and intertwined withineach chapter, and they come to us in ways that do not meet the eye right away. They require a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Book And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (2764 words, 5 pages)

The Characters and short about their backgroundsMr Justice Wargrave - Had worked as a Judge for many years and had a fine reputation all over the country. He had killed several people by giving them the death sentence one of them is Edward Seton. Seton was probably innocent. Vera Claythorne ... Read More

The Common Theme of Social Hierarchy in Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express (736 words, 3 pages)

Social Hierarchys Influence On Modern Literature The human race has experienced violence since the beginning of time and isconstantly trying to find solutions to violence. As the year 2000 approaches, manypeople throughout the world will be a victim of some type of violent crime, but very fewpeople will ever experience ... Read More