Dame agatha mary clarissa christie, lady mallowan (nรฉe miller; 15 september 1890 รขโ‚ฌ 12 january 1976), was an english author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, รขโ‚ฌยฆ Outsold only by the bible and shakespeare, agatha christie is the best-selling novelist of all time.

As a young adult, agatha aspired to be a writer and produced a number of unpublished short stories and novels. She submitted them to various publishers and literary magazines, but they were all rejected.