Agatha Christie or to be exact, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (born Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world’s longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature.

Original A3 Print – Unframed £18

• Handmade item
• Height: 297 Millimetres
• Width: 420 Millimetres

(ALSO AVAILABLE FRAMED. Please contact us for details)

View item on Etsy

The post Agatha Christie | PERIODIC table appeared first on LimeMonkeys.

Available in 3 Sizes to fit IKEA Frames:

… A3 Rectangle: Fits either RIBBA 30x40cm (edge to edge) OR 40x50cm (presented to mount)
… Large Square: Fits RIBBA 50×50 (presented to mount)
… Small Square: Fits RIBBA 23x23cm (edge to edge). The title ‘The Great North-East’ is centred with a slightly increased font size for this size print

Prints will be posted in protective transit tubes

(FRAMED PRINTS ALSO AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY TO DISCUSS PRICES & DELIVERY OPTIONS)

View Item on Etsy

View more by clicking the categories on the right.

The post The Great North East appeared first on LimeMonkeys.

Periodic table new for 2018

WERE AN ENGLISH ROCK BAND FORMED IN MANCHESTER IN 1982. THE BAND CONSISTED OF VOCALIST MORRISSEY, GUITARIST JOHNNY MARR, BASSIST ANDY ROURKE AND DRUMMER MIKE JOYCE. CRITICS HAVE CALLED THEM THE MOST IMPORTANT ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND TO EMERGE FROM THE BRITISH INDEPENDENT MUSIC SCENE OF THE 1980S. Q MAGAZINE’S SIMON GODDARD ARGUED IN 2007 THAT THE SMITHS WERE “THE ONE TRULY VITAL VOICE OF THE ‘80S”, “THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BRITISH GUITAR GROUP OF THE DECADE” AND THE “FIRST INDIE OUTSIDERS TO ACHIEVE MAINSTREAM SUCCESS ON THEIR OWN TERMS”.

THE NME NAMED THE SMITHS THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTIST EVER” IN A 2002 POLL. BASED ON THE SONGWRITING PARTNERSHIP OF MORRISSEY AND MARR, THE GROUP SIGNED TO THE INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL ROUGH TRADE RECORDS, ON WHICH THEY RELEASED FOUR STUDIO ALBUMS, THE SMITHS (1984), MEAT IS MURDER (1985), THE QUEEN IS DEAD (1986) AND STRANGEWAYS, HERE WE COME (1987). FOUR OF THEIR ALBUMS (INCLUDING THREE STUDIO ALBUMS) APPEARED ON ROLLING STONE’S LIST OF THE 500 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.
THEY HAVE ALSO RELEASED SEVERAL COMPILATIONS, AND NUMEROUS NON-LP SINGLES. THE SMITHS HAD SEVERAL SINGLES REACH THE UK TOP TWENTY AND ALL FOUR OF THEIR STUDIO ALBUMS REACHED THE UK TOP FIVE, INCLUDING ONE WHICH TOPPED THE CHARTS.

THEY WON A SIGNIFICANT FOLLOWING AND REMAIN CULT FAVOURITES, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD LIMITED COMMERCIAL SUCCESS OUTSIDE THE UK WHILE THEY WERE STILL TOGETHER. THE BAND BROKE UP IN 1987 AND HAVE TURNED DOWN SEVERAL OFFERS TO REUNITE. THE BAND’S FOCUS ON A GUITAR, BASS, AND DRUM SOUND, AND THEIR FUSION OF 1960S ROCK AND POST-PUNK, WERE A REPUDIATION OF SYNTHESIZER-BASED CONTEMPORARY DANCE-POP – THE STYLE POPULAR IN THE EARLY 1980S. MARR’S GUITAR-PLAYING ON HIS RICKENBACKER OFTEN HAD A JANGLY SOUND REMINISCENT OF ROGER MCGUINN OF THE BYRDS. MARR’S GUITAR-PLAYING INFLUENCED LATER MANCHESTER BANDS, INCLUDING THE STONE ROSES AND OASIS.

MORRISSEY AND MARR’S SONGS COMBINED THEMES ABOUT ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX, LITERATE LYRICS DELIVERED BY MORRISSEY WITH A MORDANT SENSE OF HUMOUR. IN 2014 AND 2015, THEY WERE NOMINATED FOR INDUCTION INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.

Unframed Print £18

(ALSO AVAILABLE: Framed Print £35 plus £5.00 P&P to UK addresses. Available in Black or White Frame. Contact us for details)

View more on Etsy

The post The Smiths | Periodic Table appeared first on LimeMonkeys.