Agatha Christie: Creator of Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot (Vermont Humanities Council)
Start Date : July 13, 2013
End Date : July 13, 2013
Time : 7:00 pm
Location :
Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, 4 W Main St, Wilmington, VT
Description
In this living history performance by Helene Lang, Ms. Christie tells you how a typewriter in Torguay spawned over 80 mysteries and created Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot. Learn about her life and walk in her footsteps in England. Discover why she was so knowledgeable about the poisons used in her stories; what influences in her life informed the creation of her famous leading detectives; some personal information about her family; and why she went to Yorkshire under an assumed name. Hosted by the Pettee Memorial Library. Wilmington, Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, 4 W Main St, 7:00 pm.Amity DeAngelis, (802) 464-8557.
Event Categories: Literature and Southern Vermont.