The Grand Tour: Letters and photographs from the British Empire Expedition 1922

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Agatha Christie. The Grand Tour: Letters and photographs from the British Empire Expedition 1922

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THE GRAND TOUR

Around the World with the Queen of Mystery

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Our home arrangements were not difficult. The Addison Mansions flat could be let advantageously, and that would pay Jessie’s wages. My mother and my sister were delighted to have Rosalind and Nurse. The only opposition of any kind came at the last moment, when we learnt that my brother Monty was coming home on leave from Africa. My sister was outraged that I was not going to stay in England for his visit.

‘Your only brother, coming back after being wounded in the war, and having been away for years, and you choose to go off round the world at that moment. I think it’s disgraceful. You ought to put your brother first.’

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