British Library opens major Agatha Christie exhibition
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The British Library has opened a major exhibition celebrating Agatha Christie 50 years after her death.
The British Library's major Agatha Christie exhibition has opened, marking half a century since the death of the 'Queen of Crime'. The exhibition showcases books, personal letters and photographs, alongside Christie's typewriter, passports and other personal items.
The exhibition begins in a replica English country house, reminiscent of settings in many of Christie's novels. This area focuses on her childhood and early writing, displaying her hand-drawn map of Miss Marple's fictional village, St Mary Mead, and her family's 'Confessions' book. A recreated wartime pharmacy highlights her knowledge of pharmaceuticals, gained through medical training during the Second World War, which she used in several novels.
Other highlights include a ceramic skull representing 'Eric', the real human skull used by Christie and other crime writers to pledge membership to the Detection Club. A replica of an Orient Express train carriage adorned in art deco details captures the atmosphere of her most famous work, Murder on the Orient Express. According to the exhibition, Christie's time trapped on the Orient Express during a blizzard inspired this 'closed-circle' mystery with a limited number of suspects.
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- New Agatha Christie exhibition marks 50 years since deathA new exhibition celebrates Agatha Christie's enduring legacy and marks 50 years since her death.Oxfordshire Guardian · 2 Nov, 12:30
- New Agatha Christie exhibition marks 50 years since deathA new exhibition celebrates Agatha Christie's enduring legacy and marks 50 years since her death.Oxford Mail · 2 Nov, 12:30
In this story: Agatha Christie · British Library · Miss Marple · St Mary Mead · Orient Express · Detection Club
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