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The Daughter of Time
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Inspector Grant Mysteries: Book 4

The Daughter of Time (1951) (edit title/settings)

by Josephine Tey (Author) (edit contributors)

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Josephine Tey recreates one of history's most famous -- and vicious -- crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must read for connoisseurs of fiction.
Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III... read more

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Alan Grant, Scotland Yard Inspector (a character who also appears in five other novels by the same author) is confined to bed in hospital with a broken back. Bored and of restless mind, he becomes intrigued by a reproduction of a portrait of King Richard III brought to him by a friend. He... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Alan Grant, Scotland Yard Inspector (a character who also appears in five other novels by the same author) is confined to bed in hospital with a broken back. Bored and of restless mind, he becomes intrigued by a reproduction of a portrait of King Richard III brought to him by a friend. He prides himself on being able to read a person's character from his appearance, and King Richard seems to him a gentle and kind and wise man. Why is everyone so sure that he was a cruel murderer? With the help of friends and acquaintances, Alan Grant investigates the case of the Princes in the Tower. Grant spends weeks pondering historical information and documents with the help of an American researcher for the British Museum. Using his detective's logic, he comes to the conclusion that the claim of Richard being a murderer is a fabrication of Tudor propaganda, as is the popular image of the King as a monstrous hunchback. Further, the author explores how history is constructed, and how certain versions of events come to be widely accepted as the truth, despite a lack of evidence. "The Daughter of Time" of the title is from a quote by Sir Francis Bacon: "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority." Grant comes to understand the ways that great myths are constructed, and how in this case, the victorious Tudors saw to it that their version of history prevailed. Several other such myths are explored by the author, such as the commonly believed (but false) story that troops fired on the public at the 1910 Tonypandy Riot.-Wikipedia

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  • “Truth is the daughter of time”

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Grant lay on his high white cot and stared at the ceiling.

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This is book 4 of 5 in Inspector Grant Mysteries. (standard series)

Preceded by To Love and be Wise, and followed by The Singing Sands.

This is book 4 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)

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  1. Josephine Tey (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: William Heinemann
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1951
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 208

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  • Library of Congress: PR6025.A2547D3
  • Dewey: 823.912

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