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Christie's Idols.

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Jack_London 12 Oct 09 at 12:15 p.m. GMT

Who were some of Agatha Christie's idols in the literary field?

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Puffinjill 12 Oct 09 at 2:47 p.m. GMT

The Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux was a huge influence on AC when she originally started writing. Maybe all the other detectives and their authors featured in Partners in Crime were big influences too.

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Jack_London 13 Oct 09 at 1:32 a.m. GMT

Thankyou for the answer. According to the internet, she grew up with neighbours such as Henry James and Rudyard Kipling, so i think she'd certainly have had quite a few people to look up to and be influenced by.

I'll have a look at that book

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