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How often have I not heard a perfectly intelligent female says, in the tone of one clinching an argument, 'Edgar says -- ' And all the time you are perfectly aware that Edgar is a perfect fool.
Agatha Christie
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Agatha Christie
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: September 15
Died: 1976
Died: January 12
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Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
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Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan
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