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Old 12-15-2012, 11:37 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
Though her books are (mostly) set in the start of the last century (pre-WWII) the language hasn't changed that much to render it hard to read them.
Actually, around half her full-length novels are post-World War II (especially the Miss Marples series, which goes right into the 1970s). And most of the others date from the 30s and 40s.

But, yes, you're right that the language hasn't changed much. She uses a very straightforward form of English, and it should hold no special difficulties for non-native English speakers.

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