It was on this day in 1890 that famous crime novelist and playwright Agatha Christie was born. Listed as the best-selling novelist of all time in the Guiness Book of World Records, Christie has sold roughly 2 billion copies of her novels to date. Born in Torquay, Devon Agatha Christie was home-schooled in her early […]
Month: September 2016
This Month in Literary History | September
We’re taking a trip back in time to bring you 5 key literary moments that happened in the month of September. 5th September – The cult classic by Jack Kerouac “On The Road” was published on this day in 1957. This ‘coming of age’ tale helped define the iconic 1950’s Beat Generation. 13th September – […]