Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Daughter of Time
- Author
- Josephine Tey
- Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 207
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: A detective 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 saw it: A reply to @typesfast’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/typesfast/status/1930617097068912787
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- Historical Fiction
- History