![]() ![]() A caring employer with a passion for justice, Miss Marple seeks revenge when a former maid is murdered in A Pocket Full of Rye.ġ2. Jane Marple is house-proud, and has had a host of different housemaids, many of whom she takes in from an orphanage and trains in housekeeping skills.ġ1. Miss Marple’s unique understanding of human nature and wickedness comes from her careful observance of village life and, at times, becoming a busybody.ġ0. 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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