The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey (the pseudonym for Scottish writer Elizabeth MacKintosh) is the story of a man’s quest to solve a centuries-old historical mystery. The novel was published in , shortly before Tey’s death the following year. It explores themes of historical relativism and the importance of an objective search for truth. Josephine Tey's Daughter of Time is a good, old fashioned detective story with a twist. Alan Grant, an inspector for England's famous Scotland Yard, finds himself confined to a hospital bed after taking an unfortunate fall in the line of duty. · Josephine Tey: the Daughter of Time. And given our county’s emblem is the Tudor Rose, that symbol produced by Henry VII, who could well be the princes’ murderer, there is a kind of local link. I’m sure our wonderful Chandler’s Ford Library can get the book in if not available on the bltadwin.ru: Allison Symes.
Josephine Tey was a pseudonym used by Elizabeth MacKintosh (25 July - 13 February ), a Scottish author. Her novel The Daughter of Time was a detective work investigating the role of Richard III of England in the death of the Princes in the Tower, and named as the greatest crime novel of all time by the Crime Writers' bltadwin.ru first play Richard of Bordeaux, written under. The Daughter of Time remains Josephine Tey's most enduringly popular mystery. Can a bed-ridden 20th-century detective solve a year-old crime? With illustrations by series artist Mark Smith. History Audiobook Josephine Tey - Daughter of Time. History Audiobook Josephine Tey - Daughter of Time.
jen. Tey's thought provoking Daughter of Time. In her last novel published in Josephine Tey used a story involving her detective character Inspector Alan Grant to present her detailed research into Richard III and the murder of the Princes in the Tower. The Daughter of Time is an ingeniously plotted, beautifully written, and suspenseful tale, a supreme achievement from one of mystery writing’s most gifted masters. Chapter 1. Grant lay on his high white cot and stared at the ceiling. Stared at it with loathing. The Daughter of Time is a detective novel by Josephine Tey, concerning a modern police officer's investigation into the alleged crimes of King Richard III of England. It was the last book Tey published in her lifetime, shortly before her death.
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