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Agatha Christie behind the scenes. Where did she put her feet up when she’d killed a fictional man?
Agatha Christie at Home
What you need to know before your trail
Agatha Christie was the author of over eighty novels and over a dozen plays, including The Mousetrap, the longest continuously running play in theatrical history. Her books have been translated into more languages than the works of Shakespeare.
But what was the grand dame of mystery like at home. Where did she put her feet up when she’d tired of killing fictional people for the day?
Travel Guide
Agatha Christie’s Devon
Ashfield
Visit: englishriviera.co.uk/agathachristie/things-to-do/ashfield-p1342823
Greenway
Both Devon homes, which featured in several of her novels and stories, were central to Agatha’ s life, but she also loved the process of acquiring and planning houses in other places – from Sunningdale to Baghdad: at one time, before the Second World War, she owned eight properties in London. Her enthusiasm for buying, restoring and decorating houses is one of the lesser-known aspects of her life, but one that was very important to her. Agatha Christie at Home – illustrated with photos of her life, her homes and of the Devon she loved – recounts this side of her life.
Streetview Maps
A) Ashfield
B) Greenway
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Agatha Christie at Home
Author/Guide: Hilary Macaskill Destination: Torquay, Devon Departure Time: 1890 – 1976
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