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Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
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Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could such a sensitive, noble face actually belong to one of the world's most heinous villains - a venomous hunchback who may have killed his brother's children to make his crown secure? Or could Richard have been the victim, turned into a monster by the usurpers of England's throne?
Grant determines to find out once and for all, with the help of the British Museum and an American scholar, what kind of man Richard Plantagenet really was and who killed the Princes in the Tower.
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Josephine Tey is one of the best-known and best-loved of all crime writers. Her first novel,
The Man in the Queue
was published in 1929. Josephine Tey died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.
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Was the mystery aspect or the historical aspect of the novel most interesting to you?
What do you like or dislike about Josephine Tey’s style of writing?
How does this story differ from conventional mystery stories?
How familiar were you with this period of English history before reading this book? Dose it make you want to learn more now?
Would you recommend this book to others?
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Richard III
" Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition.
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