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'''Dartmoor''' is an upland area in southern [[Devon]], England which has strong personal associations with Agatha Christie. She is believed to have written ''[[The Mysterious Affair at Styles]]'' while staying at the Moorland Hotel at Haytor in the middle of Dartmoor.<ref>[https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=101969&headline=Dartmoor%20hotel%20where%20Agatha%20Christie%20created%20Hercule%20Poirot%20sells%20for%20%C2%A31.2m§ionIs=news&searchyear=2016 Dartmoor hotel where Agatha Christie created Hercule Poirot sells for £1.2m]</ref><ref>[https://moorlandhoteldartmoor.co.uk/page/about-us.html Moorland Hotel website]</ref> She is also believed to have once owned a house at Throwleigh, a village at the northern edge of the moor. A number of her features are either set in Dartmoor or mention the place. In additional, she also wrote a poem ''Dartmoor'' praising its natural beauty. |
'''Dartmoor''' is an upland area in southern [[Devon]], England which has strong personal associations with Agatha Christie. She is believed to have written ''[[The Mysterious Affair at Styles]]'' while staying at the Moorland Hotel at Haytor in the middle of Dartmoor.<ref>[https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=101969&headline=Dartmoor%20hotel%20where%20Agatha%20Christie%20created%20Hercule%20Poirot%20sells%20for%20%C2%A31.2m§ionIs=news&searchyear=2016 Dartmoor hotel where Agatha Christie created Hercule Poirot sells for £1.2m]</ref><ref>[https://moorlandhoteldartmoor.co.uk/page/about-us.html Moorland Hotel website]</ref> She is also believed to have once owned a house at Throwleigh, a village at the northern edge of the moor. A number of her features are either set in Dartmoor or mention the place. In additional, she also wrote a poem ''Dartmoor'' praising its natural beauty. |
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Revision as of 20:16, 4 December 2020
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, England which has strong personal associations with Agatha Christie. She is believed to have written The Mysterious Affair at Styles while staying at the Moorland Hotel at Haytor in the middle of Dartmoor.[1][2] She is also believed to have once owned a house at Throwleigh, a village at the northern edge of the moor. A number of her features are either set in Dartmoor or mention the place. In additional, she also wrote a poem Dartmoor praising its natural beauty.
Dartmoor in the Christie stories
The Sittaford Mystery
The Adventure of the Dartmoor Bungalow
The Idol House of Astarte
The Thumb Mark of St. Peter
The tiny village of Sittaford is located in the edge of Dartmoor.