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About the Playwright

Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was born in Torquay, a seaside town in Devon England, and spend most of her childhood with her mother in their home called Ashfield. She did not have an extensive formal education.  In her early education at home, her parents feared she may be developmentally challenged because of her shyness, though this faded as she showed a distinct curiosity and propensity for logic and music.  In 1906, she was sent to a finishing school in Paris, where she studied piano and …
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