The Queen Of Crime, And Mystery Genres - 1344 Words

â€Å"I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.† This quote was said by one of the world’s best selling authors, Agatha Christie. Although she had great childhood, her quote stands true. She faced many challenges in her adolescent and adult years. She used these struggles and other life experiences to create her world renown collection of books. She wrote books in the thriller, crime, and mystery genres. Such works included And Then There Were None, her best seller, and Five Little Pigs. Her accounts earned her the titles â€Å"The Queen of Crime† or â€Å"The Queen of Mysteries†. Christie also wrote six romance novels†¦show more content†¦Whether it was on a theater screen, stage, or even a bookstore or library shelf, Agatha Christie was no stranger to the entertainment industry. She was able to perfectly mix her wil d imagination and her phases of life to create her legendary works. Thus, making her one of the world’s greatest authors. On September 15, 1890, a little girl who would later change the ways of literature was born. Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born to Clarissa and Frederick Boehmer in Torquay, Devon, England. She was the youngest of three children in a middle to upper class family. Agatha never attended regular school. Instead, she was educated in her home by her parents, who taught her the basic subjects. As a child, she was known to have an active imagination. She would often create games and other activities to keep herself occupied. From the time she was young, her mother encouraged her to write stories. She enjoyed writing fantasy based stories and playing games of the same genre. She also enjoyed developing characters and story plots. At age eleven, Agatha’s father passed away from multiple heart attacks he had had in a short period of time. After the death of her father, she and her family endured many hardships such as depression and financial struggles. However, she and her mother man aged to overcome all these struggles by staying close and working hand-in-hand for extra money. Although she was an energetic child, she had difficulties expressing her emotions, so she