She lives in St Mary Mead, a small English village with a local pub, a handful of shops, the vicarage as well as the Gossington Hall estate.ĩ. Miss Marple’s hobbies include gardening, knitting and, of course, gossiping.Ĩ. She has an unusual background for a sleuth, with no background in criminology or the police force.ħ. Although now a spinster, Miss Marple does hint at beaux from her past in the books.Ħ. Jane Marple is described as an attractive, thin, old lady, with a twinkle in her blue eyes.ĥ. Miss Marple features in 12 novels, and 20 short stories written by Agatha Christie.Ĥ. The first full-length novel, written and published in 1930, is called The Murder at the Vicarage.ģ. Miss Marple first appeared in six short stories, written in 1927-1928. The character was, in part, based on Agatha Christie’s own grandmother, and her grandmother’s friends.Ģ. We've chosen some of our favourite facts about Agatha Christie's character, Miss Jane Marple.ġ.
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