“The girls” stayed with Christie for many years, changing their characters as she matured. There were seven girls of varying ages and characters – some she liked such as Annie Gray, a shy nervous girl easily reduced to tears, who was 9 years old with pale flaxen hair and blue eyes others she disliked, such as Isabella Sullivan – a rich golden haired girl with brown eyes aged 11 who gave herself airs and boasted about being rich – and Agatha used to organise tournaments and hope that Isabella wouldn’t win. Her first recollections were “The Kittens” – Clover, Blackie and three others then there was Mrs Green who had a hundred children including Poodle, Squirrel and Tree, and they accompanied Agatha on all her exploits in the garden.Īt about the age of 9, Agatha Christie invented a school and a set of friends who attended the school. Her games were based on make-believe, and from as early as she can remember, she always had companions of her own choosing. ![]() Growing up therefore she created a host of imaginary friends and creatures to keep herself amused. In her autobiography, Agatha admits she was always over burdened with imagination – but it served her well in her profession. Like her mother, Christie had an extremely creative and vivid imagination. Her mother who had been passionately enthusiastic for education for girls and had sent her sister to boarding school, then swung characteristically to the opposite view and kept Agatha at home. She was also a very shy child who didn’t go to school. ![]() The youngest child of three, Agatha Christie spent much of her childhood alone as her two elder siblings were away at boarding school, and there were few neighbours with children of her age. ![]() What impact did a solitary childhood have?Īnd how did she first come up with the idea of writing a detective novel with poison and its method of murder? Her Childhood and Imagination What were the things in Agatha’s life that had the biggest influence on her writing career? Agatha Christie - The Influences On Her Writing
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