I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch the attention of the most blasé of editors, penned the first sentence: ' Hell! said the Duchess.'


Opening lines of The Murder on the Links (1923)

Agatha Christie Quotes

I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original ...

I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original ...

I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original ...

I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original ...