Reading Shakespeare is hard work. He wrote plays in 16th - 17th century English which is not easy to understand today. For most people, the way to appreciate Shakespeare is to watch the plays. read more
More than 40 years since her death, Agatha Christie, the Queen of Mystery, remains one of the most beloved authors of all time. Her long career includes more than 80 novels, short story collections, and plays. Christie’s books have been sold more than a billion times in English and a billion in translation in 100 languages. read more
Number of adaptations: Christie - 40 feature films, 45 radio plays, 97 TV episodes of individual stories or books, 10 video games and 21 graphic novels - the latter 2 showing Christie's continuing relevance; King - somewhere between 34 feature films (not counting sequels that King didn't write) and 13 TV shows and series. read more