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Agatha Christie: The Body In The Library
A. Agatha Christie The Body in the Library , 1942
B. Agatha Christie was born on September 15th , 1890 in Torquay, Devon. Her parents were Frederick Alvah Miller and Margaret Boehmer, who raised three children. By the age of five, Agatha had taught herself to read. In the first World War, she trained and worked as a nurse. She remembered her time as a nurse saying it was “one of the most rewarding jobs she ever undertook”. She married Archibald Christie in December 1914, but they divorced in 1928. Her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was written in 1920. She published 66 novels, among them the classics The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), Murder on the Orient Express (1934) and Death on the Nile (1937), and 154 short stories and
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Her writing styles were different than any other author’s. She is known for her wide range of characters and red herrings.She expresses her opinions in her works. She was greatly influenced by Arthur Conan Doyle.
D. The Body in the Library is considered a classic because people will still read it and love reading it over and over and over again. Also, Agatha Christie is one of the authors of many best-selling books. Most of her book became
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The setting of the the story takes place in a town called St. Mary Mead’s in an old couple’s library (aka Gossington Hall). Also, another setting would be the hotel that Ruby Keene temporarily worked at before she died.
F.Characters: Mrs.and Colonel Bantry, Miss Marple, Police Constable Palk, Colonel Melchett, Superintendent Harper, Basil Blake, Pamela Reeves, Raymond Starr, Josie Turner, George Bartlett, Mark Gaskell. The main protagonist is Miss Marple, and obviously, the antagonist is the killer.
G. Man vs Man. One conflict would be the killer against the police and Miss Marple. Another conflict would include the town and Colonel Bantry because they believe that he killed the girl.
H. Summary-The body of a young woman is found in the library of Colonel and Mrs. Bantry. Immediately, Mrs. Bantry calls up her detective friend, Miss Marple, to investigate. The body is soon identified as Ruby Kenne, a girl who worked in a nearby hotel as a dancer. Later, another girl is found dead in a burnt-out car. Can Miss Marple find out connection between these two deaths and who murdered them?
I. I really enjoyed this book! I would say that this book is a good book to read if you really enjoy plot twists and a good mystery. I rate this book a 5 out of 5. Age group: high school to

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