An Autobiography

  Hearn, Mr (dentist), 331

  Helder, Romaine (dramatic character), 516

  Helmsley, Reg, 219–20, 235–8

  Helmsley, William, 219, 236

  Henschell, Irene, 472

  Hibberd, Captain, 174–5

  Hickey, Miss (dancing teacher), 100–101, 173

  Hicks, Anthony, 511

  Hicks, Rosalind (formerly Prichard; née Christie; AC’s daughter), 43, 171; birth, 266–7; stays with Madge, 287; presents and toys, 303, 312–13, 320, 330, 359–60; separation from, 307–8, 385; and nannies, 308–9, 312–15, 317, 337–9; character and behaviour, 315-16, 337–8, 357, 407–8; development, 330, 337–8; at dentist’s, 331; relations with father, 343, 352, 360; relations with mother, 352–3; and parents’ divorce, 355; education, 355–7, 360, 475–7; in Canary Islands, 357, 359–60, 362, 408; measles, 386–7; pneumonia, 405, 407; and Freddie Potter, 414; and Max, 416–17, 420; on mother’s writing, 431–2; and mother’s return from Middle East, 466–7; and Ashfield House, 470; as critic of mother’s work, 473; comes out, 477; career, 477; in Syria, 479; in war, 485; marriage to Hubert Prichard, 487–8; son born, 492,494; husband killed, 501–2; AC writes book for, 509; AC gives film rights to, 513; AC’s memories of, 531

  Hogg, Miss (schoolmistress), 157

  Hollow, The, 472–3, 475, 510

  Home, Margaret, 76

  Honolulu, 289, 298–301

  House of Beauty, The (short story), 193

  House at Shiraz, The, 441

  Howe, Commander, 361, 364, 378–9

  Howse, Miss (editor at Bodley Head), 283

  Hudson, Verity, 518

  Huntley, Gertrude see Stabb, Gertrude

  Huxley, Mrs, 121

  Huxley, Dr, 121, 123

  Huxley, Enid, 121–3

  Huxley, Mildred, 121–3

  Huxley, Muriel, 121–3

  Huxley, Phyllis, 121–3

  Huxley, Sybil, 121–3

  Hyam, Mrs, 292

  Hyam, Mr, 292

  Ingram, Bruce, 281–2

  James, Henry, 50

  Jane see Rowe, Jane

  Jerome, Jenny (later Lady Randolph Churchill), 18

  Jessel, Patricia, 516

  Jordan, Dr, 463, 465–6

  Joseph (cook), 525

  Kappel, Gertrude, 197

  Kipling, Rudyard, 50

  Kon, George, 337

  Kon, Nan (formerly Pollock; née Watts), 117–18, 136, 138–9, 263, 336–7, 470–71

  Korbay, Francis, 196

  Lane, Allen, 283

  Lane, John, 276–7, 280, 283

  Lang, Andrew, 56

  Laughton, Charles, 430, 434, 472

  Laurent, Mme, 476–7

  Layard, Sir Austen Henry, 456, 522

  Leacock, Stephen, 263

  Le Roux, Gaston, The Mystery of the Yellow Room, 210, 256, 282

  Legrand, Mme (piano-teacher), 153–4, 157

  Leno, Dan, 140

  Lewis (parlourmaid), 104

  Lifford, Lord (Captain Hewitt), 51

  Limerick, Countess of, 163

  Llewellyn, Miss, 271–2

  Lob, Washington, 156

  Lockwood, Margaret, 519

  Lonely God, The (short story), 193

  Lord Edgware Dies, 437, 455

  Lucas, Dr, 358–9

  Lucy (cook), 240, 267–9, 275, 278

  Lucy, Berkely, 133–4

  Lucy, Blanche, 134

  Lucy, Fairfax, 134

  Lucy, Marguerite, 134, 192

  Lucy, Muriel, 134

  Lucy, Reggie, 134, 205–8, 211–12, 217

  MacGregor, Lady, 51

  Mackintosh, Ernest, 84

  McLeod, Crystal, 482

  MacLeod, David, 482–4

  MacLeod, Peggy, 399, 482, 484

  MacLeod, Peter, 399

  Mallowan, Sir Max, war service, 33, 494, 505–7, 509; tours Loire, 171; and Guilford Bell, 295; and Arabs, 374; AC meets and travels with, 391–407; and Katharine Woolley, 392, 401, 420–21, 427, 429–30; visits AC at Ashfield, 413–15; proposes to AC, 415–18; marriage and honeymoon, 422–7; returns to Ur, 427–9; reads AC’s books, 431; work at Nineveh, 451–66, 528; sets up house in England, 467–70; on AC’s photography, 478; on Tell Brak, 479; in Home Guard, 483; joins R.A.F., 485; and Mathew Prichard, 504; returns home on leave, 506, 531; AC writes book for, 509; academic career, 521; excavates Nimrud, 522–4, 527; Nimrud and its remains, 456, 522

  Mallowan, Mrs Frederick (Max’s mother), 406, 430–31

  Man in the Brown Suit, The (originally Mystery of the Mill House; also called Anna the Adventurer), 311, 315, 317–19, 329, 331

  Marie see Sijé, Marie

  Markham, Miss (French governess), 70

  Marple, Miss Jane (fictional character), 433–6, 509

  Mary (maid), 240–1

  Mary, Queen (consort of George V), 510

  Massie, Hughes, 196, 319, 330, 342, 433

  Matthews, Mrs Addie, 181–3

  Matthews, Tom, 182–3

  Mauhourat, Mile (French teacher), 71–2

  Meek, Mrs, 358

  Mellor, Max, 192, 213

  Mestrovi, Ivan, 423

  Metropolitan Museum, New York, 522

  Meyer, Bertie, 472

  Michael (house-boy), 526

  Miller, Mrs (‘Auntie-Grannie’ AC’s grandmother), brings up AC’s mother, 17–18; home in Ealing, 38–40, 136, 148; and AC, 40–41, 140, 169, 241, 260; and Sunday dinner, 42–4; and health, 48–9; AC stays with, 56–7, 62; and Queen Victoria’s funeral, 57–8; porcelain collection, 69; figure, 76; and Clara Miller, 95; and Fred Miller’s death, III; and birth of Madge’s son, 125; and religion, 141; and doctor, 158; and May Sturges, 187; ageing, 209–10; and courtship, 214–15; financial position of, 217–18; moves to Ashfield, 242–6; dies, 279; inspires Miss Marple, 435–6; prophetic powers, 435–6

  Miller, Clara (AC’s mother), nature of, 15–16, 21, 75–6, 91, 95; marriage, 16–20; and AC, 24, 27, 34, 36, 38, 61, 78–9, 85, 103, 147–50, 174, 184, 188, 192–3, 200–202, 204, 235, 260, 278, 288; and religion, 25; and education, 25–6, 70–5, 98; and family portraits, 32; and Monty, 35–6; and Henry James, 50; and Madge, 54–5, 104, 133; and journey to Pau, 68–9; at Pau, 70; and Lilian Pirie, 86–7; and Tony, 89; and Torquay regatta, 108; and husband’s death, 110–13; and Madge’s wedding, 115, 117; and Ashfield, 116; health, 118–19, 165–6; and birth of Madge’s son, 125–6; and Jack, 135; at Abney, 136, 138; financial position of, 147, 217–18; in Paris, 151–7; in Cairo, 168–74; and May Sturges, 186; failing eyesight, 209, 219; and Archie Christie, 213–14, 216, 237–8; and ‘Auntie-Grannie’, 245; and Rosalind Christie, 267, 287–8; nostalgia for, 307; and Monty’s return from Africa, 324–7; as elderly woman, 340; death, 346; temperament, 430; and own mother, 435

  Miller, Frederick Alvah (AC’s father), nature of, 15–16; marriage, 16–20; and religion, 25; portrait of, 32; and AC, 34, 55, 69–70, 85, 114; financial affairs of, 66–7, 103, 110; collections, 69; and engagement of Marie, 74; riding with AC, 77–9; and Monty, 82, 114–15; and Piries, 86–7; illness, 102–3; and James Watts, 107; and Torquay regatta, 108; death, 110–13, 116, 133; and Madge, 114; on holiday, 166

  Miller, Louis Montant (Monty; AC’s brother), birth of, 19; and his mother, 21; in childhood, 21–2; education, 25; portrait of, 32; and AC, 34–6; nature of, 47, 82–3; and Madge, 55; and playroom, 61; and native servant, 64; and theatre, 107; and his father, 114–15; army service, 115, 324, 381; and rabbit, 265; on leave, 288; African boat enterprises, 322, 324; extravagance, 323; return to England, 324–7, 353; Col Dwyer on, 380–2; death, 381–3

  Miller, Madge see Watts, Madge

  Miller, Nathaniel (AC’s grandfather), 17, 66, 218

  Molesworth, Mrs, 56

  Montant, Auguste, 115

  Morgan, Mrs Pierpont, 305

  Morris, Eileen, 189–90, 355

  Morton, Michael, 434

  Moss, Fletcher, 139

  Mosul, 80, 399, 522, 526

  Mountbatten,
Lord Louis, 342

  Mousetrap, The (play; formerly Three Blind Mice), 510–12; 10th anniversary party, 516–17

  Moving Finger, The, 520

  Murder in the Vicarage, 433–4

  Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The, 342, 376, 431, 433, 437; adapted as Alibi, 434

  Murder on the Links, 281–2, 317

  Mysterious Affair at Styles, The, 254–60, 276–7, 280–1, 283, 318, 346

  Mystery of the Blue Train, The, 357–8, 520

  Mystery of the Mill House see Man in the Brown Suit, The

  N or M?, 489

  Nairn, Gerry and Norma, 370–1

  New York, 16, 19, 305

  New Zealand, 294, 297–8, 303

  Nimrud, 456, 522–4, 526–7, 529

  Nineveh (and Arpachiyah), Max works at, 451–66; AC at, 453, 456–7, 463–5; athletics race at, 464–5, 528

  North, Susan, 477–8

  Nursie, 17, 22–4, 27–9, 32–7, 45, 47–8, 56, 59, 301

  Ordeal by Innocence, 520

  Orient Express, AC travels on, 361, 363–6, 405–7, 422, 427, 429, 453

  Pain, Barry, 30

  Pale Horse, The, 254

  Paris, 80–2

  Park-Lyle, Mr, 180

  Park-Lyle, Mrs, 180

  Partners in Crime, 432–3

  Patrick, Constance Ralston, 176–9, 199

  Patrick, Robin Ralston, 176–8

  Patterson (glass artist), 513

  Patterson, Sybil, 76

  Pau, 70–5

  Pedler, Sir Eustace (fictional character), 311–12, 317

  Pemberton, Nurse, 267

  Peril at End House, 436

  Persia, 441–2

  Petit, Mme (schoolmistress), 158

  Pettigrew, Mr (fictional character), 436

  Philpotts, Eden, 195

  Pirie, Harold, 87

  Pirie, Lilian, 86–7, 202

  Pirie, Martin, 86–7, 202

  Pirie, Wilfred, 87, 202–5

  Poirot, Hercule (fictional character), character of, 256–7, 277, 281–4, 433, 436, 473, 509; on stage, 430, 434

  Pollock, Hugo, 337

  Pollock, Judy, 337

  Pollock, Nan see Kon, Nan

  Potter, Mrs (cook), 120, 348, 414

  Potter, Freddie, 414

  Powell, Dr, 265

  Prestley, Marguerite, 76–7, 80, 152

  Prichard, Hubert, marriage to Rosalind, 487–8, 494; killed in action, 501–2

  Prichard, Mathew (AC’s grandson), childhood, 65, 502, 504, 517; and Shakespeare, 171; born, 492, 494; sees The Mousetrap, 511; AC gives rights of Mousetrap to, 513; in Eton-Harrow match, 531

  Prichard, Rosalind see Hicks, Rosalind

  ‘Punkie’ see Watts, Madge

  Quin, Mr (fictional character), 432

  Raffles (fictional character), 437

  Rawncliffe, Mr and Mrs, 332

  Reinhardt School of Photography, 478–9

  Réjane (actress), 159

  Reszke, Jean de, 159

  Rose (cook), 278–9

  Rose, John, 460, 463–5

  Rose and the Yew Tree, The (‘Mary Westmacott’), 500

  Rouletabille (fictional character), 210, 256

  Roux, Dr, 185

  Rowe, Jane, 28–31, 46, 67, 119–20, 133, 240, 278

  Russia, 442–51

  Sackville-West, Victoria, All Passion Spent, 86

  Saggs, Harry, 526

  Sanctuary (short story), 512

  Satterthwaite, Mr (fictional character), 432

  Saunders, Peter, 473, 510, 512, 514-15, 517–19

  Scotswood (house), 328, 331, 343

  Secret Adversary, The, 280, 330, 433, 489

  Secret of Chimneys, The, 413

  Selwyn, Bishop, 72

  Selwyn, Mrs, 72–3

  Selwyn, Dorothy, 72–4

  Selwyn, Mary, 72–4

  Seven Dials Mystery, The, 413

  Shabani (Monty’s servant), 325–6

  Shakespeare, William, 171, 438

  Sharp, Margery, 291

  Shaw, Mr (tutor), 192

  Sheffield Terrace (no. 48), 467–8, 485; bombed, 485–6

  Sheldon, Miss (Benenden teacher), 475

  Sheppard, Dr (fictional character), 342, 433

  Sijé, Mme, 74

  Sijé, Angèle, 79

  Sijé, Berthe, 79

  Sijé, Marie, 74–5, 79–80, 84–6, 88, 90–3, 103, 106–7

  Sim, Sheila, 512

  Sinclair, May, 198

  ‘Site’ see White, Miss

  Sketch, The, 281–2, 310, 354

  Smith, Mary, 495, 501

  Smith, Sidney, 495, 500–501

  Snow Upon the Desert, 194, 196

  South Africa, 291–3

  Spark, Muriel, 409

  Spence, Patrick, 284

  Spider’s Web (play), 519

  Stabb, Dr, 265

  Stabb, Gertrude (nee Huntley), 265

  Stark, Freya, 393

  Stengel (maid), 185

  Stevens, Connie, 121

  Stevens, Saltzman, 197

  Strie, Monsieur, 157

  Stubbs, Sister (V.A.D.), 229

  Sturges, May, 184–7, 197, 302

  Styles (house), 345–7, 354

  Sullivan, Cassie, 112, 184, 302, 305

  Sullivan, Francis, 434, 489

  Sunningdale, 320, 328, 330, 336, 343; see also Scotswood

  Susan (Australian Aborigine), 296

  Susan (housemaid), 28

  Swannell, Jessie, 270, 273, 275, 279, 284, 308, 314

  Sylvia (on world tour), 292

  Syria, 465–6, 469–70, 479

  Taylor, Mrs (Monty’s housekeeper), 327, 382

  Tell Brak, 479

  Tell Halaf, 458–9

  Tell ’Ubaid, 455

  Ten Little Niggers, as book, 471; adapted as play, 471–2, 497

  Thirteen Problems, The (U.S. title The Tuesday Club Murder), 436

  Thompson, Barbara (Campbell), 454, 460

  Thompson, Reginald Campbell, 422, 451–6, 458–60

  Three Blind Mice see The Mousetrap

  Thumb mark of St Peter, The, 436

  Tommy (fictional character), 433, 489

  Torquay, 19–20, 50; Regatta, 108–9, 176; see also Ashfield

  Tower, Miss, 51

  Trelawny, Captain, 170

  Trotter, Mr (music teacher), 101

  Tuesday Club Murder, The see Thirteen Problems, The

  Tuppence (fictional character), 433, 489

  Uder, Fräulein (music teacher), 98–9, 101–2

  Unexpected Guest, The (play), 519

  Unfinished Portrait, 470

  Ur, AC visits, 374–7, 390–1; Max at, 427–9; with Max at, 440–1; Woolley at, 455

  Van Rooy, Anton, 197

  Vane, Sutton, Outward Bound, 446

  Verdict (play), 519

  Verrall (batman), 265

  Vickers, Maurice, 379

  Vignou, Marcelle, 337–9

  Victor (waiter), 72–3

  Vision (short story), 198

  Wallenstein, Colonel, 182–3

  Wallingford see Winterbrook House

  Watts, Annie, 106, 117, 136, 139

  Watts, Humphrey, 137

  Watts, James (Jimmy Watts’ father), 106, 115, 117, 137, 139

  Watts, James (Jimmy; Madge’s husband), meets Madge, 106–7; marriage, 115, 492; at Ashfield, 134; on holiday, 135–6; and religion, 141; and Monty, 322–3; inspires AC story, 342; on AC’s divorce, 354; on AC marrying Max, 417–19

  Watts, James (Jack; AC’s nephew), birth of, 124–6; nature, 134–5; and marriage, 140; and religion, 141; in Torquay, 145–7; at Oxford with Max, 419; and Hubert Prichard, 487; war service, 494

  Watts, Madge (‘Punkie’ née Miller; AC’s sister), birth of, 19; and her mother, 21, 95, 133, 242; in childhood, 22, 61; education of, 25, 47, 53; portrait of, 32; and AC, 53–5, 77–8, 210–11, 275, 288; and mother’s jewelry, 68; and journey to Pau, 69; and admirers, 79; and brother, 82; and dancing, 99; nature of, 104;
and theatre, 107; and Torquay regatta, 108; and her father, 114; marriage, 115–17; birth of son, 124–6; talents of, 126–7; visits Ashfield, 134–5, 145–7; o n holiday, 135–6; comes out, 166; and writing, 192; and Wagner, 197; golfing, 206; and AC’s first marriage, 238; and Rosalind, 287–8, 308, 337–8, 350, 361, 386–8, 405, 408, 492; AC’s nostalgia for, 307, 385; and AC’s literary successes, 319; aids Monty in Africa, 322–4; and Monty’s return to England, 327; at dentist’s, 331; and mother’s death, 346; and Monty’s death, 383; on AC’s marriage to Max, 418–20; in war, 493–4

  Watts, Nan see Kon, Nan

  Weekly Times, The (magazine), 280

  Wentworth, 343–4

  West, Raymond (fictional character), 436

  Westmacott, Mary (ps., i.e. Agatha Christie), 470, 498–500

  Westminster Abbey Appeal Fund, 513

  Wetherby, Miss (fictional character), 434

  Whitburn, Mr (architect at Ur), 391–2

  White, Miss (‘Site’ mother’s help), 315–17, 330–1, 337

  Wilbraham, Maude, 389–90

  Winterbrook House, Wallingford, 469–70, 486, 491

  Wiseman, Donald, 525

  Wither, Mr (builder), 468

  Witness for the Prosecution, film, 513; play, 514–16,520

  Woods, Mrs (London landlady), 261–2, 266

  Woolley, Katharine, Lady, at Ur, 375–8, 390,427, 4 29, 441; character and behaviour, 377, 391–3, 398, 401–3, 430; friendship with AC, 398–9,405, 417; sculpture, 403; on AC’s marriage to Max, 418, 420–1

  Woolley, Sir Leonard, at Ur, 361, 374–5, 378, 384, 390, 427, 441, 455; marriage, 393, 401–3; friendship with AC, 398–9, 405, 417; on AC’s marriage to Max, 418, 420–1

  Wordsworth, Mrs, 191

  Wynne, Miss (headmistress), 355–7

  Yezidi shrine, 80–1

  Yugoslavia, 423–4

  About the Author

  AGATHA CHRISTIE (1890–1976) is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. She wrote over 100 novels, short story collections and plays, and her books have sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in 100 foreign languages. She has become, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history, and still attracts millions of new readers worldwide. Her family home of Greenway in Devon, carefully restored by the National Trust, was opened to the public in 2009 as a fitting tribute to Agatha’s enduring life and work.

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