How Sherlock Holmes, ancient Egypt and a mysterious ‘curse’ inspired Agatha Christie
How Sherlock Holmes, ancient Egypt and a mysterious ‘curse’ inspired Agatha Christie: Agatha Christie published The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb in September 1923, almost a year after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Her Hercule Poirot short story drew inspiration from the sensationalised folklore of the “mummy’s curse”. Lord …
