

The Moving Finger
Author: Agatha Christie
Narrator: John Hasler
Abridged: 3 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Collins
Published: 10/13/2016
Author: Agatha Christie
Narrator: John Hasler
Abridged: 3 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Collins
Published: 10/13/2016
What a daunting task to write about the most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie. She was born in 1890 in England, where she was home schooled by her American father. It was an unusual way to be educated for the times. Her father did not want her to begin learning to read until age eight, but out of boredom, she taught herself to read by age five.
In his research, Curran found a plethora of information about Agatha. He outlines many of those interesting facts. Since there are so many, just a few will be mentioned here. Agatha could have been an excellent performer as a pianist, but she was much too shy to perform. She once had three plays running simultaneously in London. She traveled around the world in 1922, which would have been quite a feat back then. Agatha loved dogs. She has a rose named after her. She never did drink alcohol nor smoked. Her last public appearance was in 1974, at the premier of the movie, Murder on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie's name has appeared every day for 53 years in every newspaper with a West End London theatre listing. Her favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. The information about this illustrious author goes on and on. It is a great asset to readers that author John Curran wrote the definitive book about an iconic author. One other interesting fact was that Agatha met Archie Christie in 1912, married on Christmas Eve 1914, spending their honeymoon at The Grand Hotel in Torquay, but Archie returned to France on Dec 27th due to the War. Agatha and Archie fid not really experience married life until he was posted at the London War Office. Agatha has been quoted as saying only then did she feel that her married life truly began.
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"The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it." verse 51 of Edward FitzGerald's translation of the Rubáiyát by Omar Khayyám “It's rather like Happy Families, isn't it? Mrs Legal, the lawye......more
Entre más lo pienso, más me digo a mí mismo que creo que es el peor libro escrito por Agatha Christie. O eso me parece a mí. Empezando porque con la sinopsis el misterio se hacía interesante. Imagínate que en un pueblo empieza el caos a raíz de una serie de cartas anónimas que contienen verdades y/o......more
The Moving Finger is an early Agatha Christie novel featuring the lovely Miss Marple. Written nearly a century ago, it takes a few chapters to fall back into the proper language and tone, as it's very different from today's standards. I love the way Christie writes, and this was no exception. It too......more