FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
POETRY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Irvine Welsh
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Agatha Christie
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None of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Christie, Agatha (November 1939). Ten Little Niggers. London: Collins Crime Club.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original version was written by songwriter Septimus Winner in 1868 and performed at minstrel shows-a form of American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music.
Detailed explanation-3: -When the book version of Ten Little Niggers was published in the United States in 1940 by Dodd, Mead, its title was changed to And Then There Were None, presumably in an effort to avoid offending African Americans. However, the title changed again to Ten Little Indians when Pocket Books published it in 1964.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ten little Soldier Boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little Soldier Boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little Soldier Boys travelling in Devon; One said he’d stay there and then there were seven.
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.