eBooks „Torquay“
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Edward Bulwer-Lytton
My Novel Vol. 10
- Belletristik
- Englisch
- 41565 Wörter
- Ab 18 Jahren
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Not to be confused with Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, his son, Governor-General of India.
For the British general, see Edward Bulwer (British Army officer).
The Right Honourable
The Lord Lytton
PC
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office
5 June 1858 – 11 June 1859
Monarch Victoria
Prime Minister The Earl of Derby
Preceded by Lord Stanley
Succeeded by The Duke of Newcastle
Personal details
Born 25 May 1803
London
Died 18 January 1873 (aged 69)
Torquay
Nationality British
Political party Whig
Conservative
Spouse(s) Rosina Doyle Wheeler
(1802–1882)
Alma mater Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873), was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels which earned him a considerable fortune. [mehr]
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Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- Belletristik
- Englisch
- 56520 Wörter
- Ab 18 Jahren
- 11
For the band, see Agatha Christie (band). For the video game series, see Agatha Christie (video game series). Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie DBE Born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller 15 September 1890 Torquay, Devon, England, UK Died 12 January 1976 (aged 85) Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK Resting place Church of St Mary, Cholsey, Oxfordshire, England Pen name Mary Westmacott Agatha Christie Occupation Novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet Genre Murder mystery, thriller, crime fiction, detective, romance Literary movement Golden Age of Detective Fiction Notable works Creation of characters Hercule Poirot and Miss (Jane) Marple, Murder On The Orient Express, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Murder at the Vicarage, Partners In Crime, The ABC Murders, And Then There Were None Spouse Archibald Christie (m. 1914; div. 1928) Sir Max Mallowan (m. 1930–76; her death)ChildrenRosalind Hicks (1919–2004)Websitewww.agathachristie.com
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigations of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Parker Pyne, Harley Quin/Mr Satterthwaite, and Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. She wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap.[1] [mehr]
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