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The "Queen of Crime" Agatha Christie is the world's best known mystery writer. Agatha Christie was born in Devon, England, in 1890, and she created many fictional detectives. The most famous are Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Hercule Poirot is a Belgian detective, famous for his neat appearance, his obsession with order, and his use of psychology in his investigations of crimes. Miss Marple, on the other hand, is nothing like a typical detective. At first glance, she is an ordinary old lady who loves knitting and gossip, but she can solve the hardest of mysteries and puts many criminals behind bars!
The most brilliant detective creation
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1859. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. It was one of his professors that inspired him to create Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective. Holmes' extraordinary powers of observation help him solve the most mysterious cases with the help of his faithful friend, Dr Watson. Holmes is very logical and extremely intelligent. He wears a cape and hat, smokes a pipe, and uses a magnifying glass.
The Father of Science Fiction Literature
Jules Verne lived in Nantes – on the west coast of France. He loved the sea, and when he was only 12, he tried to run away on a ship to the West Indies. Unfortunately for him, the sailors caught him and sent him home. Jules had a great imagination and wrote several adventure stories and created mysterious characters like Captain Nemo. In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Nemo travels under the sea in his submarine, the Nautilus. On his journeys, he meets strange sea creatures and finds an underwater city.
1. Agatha Christie was born in Scotland in 1890. ...
2. Agatha Christie created the fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. ...
3. Hercule Poirot is a British detective. ...
4. Miss Marple can solve challenging mysteries. ...
5. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1859. ...
6. Dr Watson is Sherlock Holmes' best friend. ...
7. In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Nemo travels in a spaceship. ...