Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman 8 - The End (Pages 327 - end)

 RATING: VERY GOOD

Agatha wrote her autobiography for years to be published posthumously. She wrote this allegedly from 2 April 1950 - 11 October 1965. It was published in November 1977.

Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman 7 (Pages 260 - 327)

 

On 21 September 1943 Rosalind gave birh to her son Matthew Prichard. 

Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman 6 (Pages 242 - 260)

 

When the Second World War broke up, Agatha returned to a wartime hospital pharmacy. This time it was the Univeristy College Hospital. During World War II, University College Hospital (UCH) in London served as a critical medical facility in the heart of the Blitz, treating hundreds of casualties, including over 200 from a single rocket attack on Tottenham Court Road. Despite severe damage risks—including a 2,500-pound bomb removed from nearby in 1941—it continued operating under intense conditions.

Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman 5 (Pages 124 - 242)

 

Agatha Christie wrote two plays about marriage: Ten Year and The Lie. 

Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman 4 (Pages 72 - 124)

 During the war Archie's commander was Hugh Trenchard. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard (3 February 1873 – 10 February 1956) was a British military officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force. With the outbreak of First World War, Trenchard was appointed Officer Commanding the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps.

Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman 3 (Pages 61 - 72)

 

After the outbreak of the Great War, Agatha volunteered as a the Voluntary Air Detachment at the Red Cross. She worked in the hospital dispensary, where she gained extensive knowledge of poisons, which became a staple of her detective novels. 

Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman 2 (Pages 21 - 61)

 

Agatha's father was Frederick Alvah Miller, whose fortune came from his father Nathaniel Miller. 

New Book - Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley (Pages 1 - 21)

 

First Published: September 8, 2022

This is a biography of Agatha Christie. The book starts by explaining that Agatha Christie was raised in Torquay, Devon, and the house where she grew up and was so vital in her life was called Ashfield. She lived there from her birth until the time of her marriage, and intermittently thereafter. She reluctantly sold it in 1940; in 1962 it was demolished and replaced with a small estate of houses. 

Queen Victoria 6 - The End (Pages 279 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD!

In December 1871 Bertie lay in Sandringham very sick. 

Queen Victoria 5 (Pages 163 - 279)

 

On 21 November 1840 Queen Victoria had her first child, and she was disappointed to discover that it was a daughter, who she named Victoria, but she was called Vicky.Victoria, Princess Royal  (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa) was born on 21 November 1840 at Buckingham Palace. When she was born, the doctor exclaimed sadly: "Oh Madame, it's a girl!" The queen replied: "Never mind, next time it will be a prince!"

Queen Victoria 4 (Pages 89 - 163)

 

King William IV died on June 20, 1837, at the age of 71, at Windsor Castle.His cause of death is generally attributed to congestive heart failure, though some sources also mention cirrhosis of the liver and pneumonia.

Queen Victoria 3 (Pages 68 - 89)

 In 183r Victoria became sick when she was spending some time in Ramsgate. Ramsgate is a seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet in eastern Kent.

Queen Victoria 2 (Pages 33 - 68)

 

On 24 May 1819 Victoria was born in Kensington Palace. 

New Book - Queen Victoria by Lucy Worsley (Pages 1 - 33)

 

First Published: 2018

This is a book about the life of Queen Victoria. It starts with a double wedding in Kew Palace.

Jane Austen At Home 5 - The End (Pages 192 - end)

In Bath the Austens moved to Green Park Buildings. 

Jane Austen At Home 4 (Pages 121 - 192)

 The first time that a book by Jane Austen is attempted for publication was when her father approached THomas Cadell with 'First Impressions', but it was refused. Thomas Cadell (1742–1802) was a successful 18th-century English bookseller who published works by some of the most famous writers of the 18th century.

Jane Austen At Home 3 (Pages 42 - 121)

 Jane Austen had a very close relationship with her sister Cassandra, and both of them went to boarding school.

Jane Austen At Home 2 (Pages 20 - 42)

Jane Austen grew up in a household of boys except for her mother and her sister Cassandra.

New Book - Jane Austen At Home by Lucy Worsley (Pages 1 - 20)

 First Published: 2017

This is a book about Jane Austen and her personal life.