The Daughter of Time

The Daughter of Time

"The Daughter of Time" is a 1951 novel by Josephine Tey, often referenced by "supporters" of King Richard III of England, despite the fact that it never claims to be other than fiction. It was the last book Tey published, shortly before her death.

Plot summary

Literary significance and criticism

"Without leaving his bed, Grant investigates the evidence and arrives at a convincing solution by means of acute historical detection, in a tale which Anthony Boucher called "one of the permanent classics in the detective field," and which Dorothy B. Hughes has termed "not only one of the most important mysteries of the year, but of all years of mystery".Roseman, Mill "et al". "Detectionary". New York: Overlook Press, 1971. ISBN 0-87951-041-2]

The title of the novel is taken from Bertolt Brecht's play 'Galileo Galilei'. in which the eponymous hero observes: 'Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority'

Works with similar themes

*Valerie Anand, another popular writer, wrote a novel, "Crown of Roses", in which Richard III is presented as innocent of the murder of the Princes.
*Horace Walpole also wrote a defense of the innocence of Richard III.

References

External links

[http://www.r3.org/fiction/mysteries/tey_butler.html Article on Josephine Tey from Richard III Society, American Branch]


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