Agatha Christie

British crime writer Agatha Christie was born today in 1890. According to the Guiness Book of Records approximately 400 billion copies of her novels have been sold.

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  • Dan says:

    06:04am | 16/09/10

    I love Agatha Christie. A brilliant writer, she was truly among the very greatest crime writers of all time. The only reason why she didn’t win the Nobel and why she’s not more revered is that she was ‘only’ a crime writer. Pathetic really. Nonetheless, she was extraordinary. Read more »

  • Harriet says:

    03:06pm | 15/09/10

    Abetz legitimacy to be a Senator is being tested in the High Court. Wouldn’t it be funny if the fine print regarding his eligibilty to serve as a Senator was not read, as was the fine print regarding the authenticity of the Grech emails. Read more »

 

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