Agatha Christie Code
What makes Agatha Christie such a successful writer? On the 75th anniversary of the creation of her immortal character Miss Marple, we attempt to answer the question using sophisticated computer analyses of Christie's every written word, her sentence structure, story arcs, poisons used, red herrings, clues, and more.
What makes Agatha Christie such a successful writer? On the 75th anniversary of the creation of her immortal character Miss Marple, we attempt to answer the question using sophisticated computer analyses of Christie's every written word, her sentence structure, story arcs, poisons used, red herrings, clues, and more.
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