LITERATURE QUESTIONS
BRITISH LITERATURE
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The mousetrap
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10 liitle boys
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Orient train
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A death on the Dunabee
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Detailed explanation-1: -Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the longest running play of any kind in the world, having first opened in London’s West End 25 November 1952 and continuing to run to this day. 68 years later, it has now been seen by 10 million people.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mousetrap was given its name by Christie’s son in law Antony Hicks who had heard it spoken in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The Mousetrap is Hamlet’s answer to Claudius’s enquiry about the name of the play. Aged 84, Christie appeared in public for the last time at The Mousetrap’s annual party.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie.
Detailed explanation-4: -Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the longest running show, of any kind, in the world. It opened in November 1952 at The Ambassadors Theatre in London and moved to St. Martin’s Theatre in March 1974 where it is still running to this day.
Detailed explanation-5: -Her novel And Then There Were None is one of the top-selling books of all time, with approximately 100 million copies sold. Christie’s stage play The Mousetrap holds the world record for the longest initial run.