The Daughter of Time
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
The Daughter of Time
| Author | Josephine Tey |
|---|---|
| Published | 1951 |
| Pages | 207 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Josephine Tey’s detective, laid up in a hospital bed, re-tries Richard III from the primary sources — a novel that is really an argument about how historical consensus gets manufactured. |
Where I heard about it
- @typesfast’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Historical Fiction
- History
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.