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How much do you know about women in literature?
From the oldest novel to the youngest Booker Prize-winner, from poetry to twitterature, from Alabama to Zimbabwe, women writers have added immeasurable diversity and enhanced the quality of what can be found on bookshelves worldwide. How much do you know about literature by women through the centuries?
1. Dame Agatha Christie is one of the greatest crime novelists ever. She’s also known as a drama queen because …
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She donned the pseudonym Mary Westmacott and published six romances |
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She brought Miss Jane Marple to life, who also made celluloid appearances |
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She created Hercule Poirot, star of television and film, even beyond the page |
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She wrote the world’s longest-running play ever, The Mousetrap |
