
The Daughter of Time
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Narrated by:
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Derek Jacobi
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By:
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Josephine Tey
About this listen
'Truth is the Daughter of Time' is an old proverb. And The Daughter of Time is Josephine Tey's search for the truth about the murder of the Princes in the Tower. Was the hunchback, Richard III, the monster that Shakespeare and the history books have made him out to be? With real brilliance she conducts her search in the form of a crime novel, and her investigator is none other than her famous detective, Inspector Alan Grant, who starts to examine the centuries-old scandal.
©1951 The National Trust (P)2014 Audible, Inc.If you could sum up The Daughter of Time in three words, what would they be?
This is the classic armchair mystery. The primary sleuth, Inspector Grant, is in hospital and looking for something to keep himself amused. In desperation, he turns to historical mysteries and becomes fascinated with the story of Richard III and the Princes in the Tower. Since he can't do his own research, he relies on a young American researcher to do his investigating for him. What could be a story of boring, second-hand historical research is, in fact, quite interesting to anyone who has studied history in school and has wondered how "they" decided what was historically correct. It makes one ask - does what is written in the history books actually make any sense when considering human nature?What does Derek Jacobi bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?
The narrator, Derek Jacobi, is a joy to listen to. He uses subtle differences in accent and tone that make it easy to distinguish the "voices" of the characters, which makes it much more interesting for the listener.This is a classic - for good reason!
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Yes a very fine novel
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Drole, sophisticated, mellifluous
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Best Detective Novel ever
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The book that inspired the Richard III Society
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