The Daughter of Time (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. A hospital-bed detective probes Richard III, untangling a historical murder with intricate prose, character dynamics, and truth-seeking.By Josephine Tey
Length2h 34m
About this audiobook
The Daughter of Time turns the detective novel inward: from a hospital bed, Inspector Alan Grant reopens the case against Richard III and the Princes in the Tower by testing portraits, chronicles, and bias rather than alibis and gunshots. Tey crafts a taut, dialogic inquiry in which sources are weighed like clues, exposing how official history can harden into legend. The prose is economical yet scintillant, with wit that never trivializes the argument. As an early meta-detective meditation on historiography, the book anticipates later debates about evidence and narrative authority. Its title invokes the old dictum that truth is the daughter of time, not decree. Josephine Tey, the pen name of Scottish writer Elizabeth MacKintosh, brought to crime fiction a playwright's ear and a historian's skepticism. Writing also as Gordon Daviot, she had dramatized the past on the stage, sharpening her sense of how reputations are made. Her preference for psychological motive over spectacle and her suspicion of received wisdom converge here, as she tests Tudor propaganda against primary testimony. Composed late in her career, the novel distills a lifetime of reading, theatre craft, and quiet contrarianism. A bracing classic for skeptics, Ricardians, and anyone who values evidence.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length2 hrs 34 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
5The Daughter of Time
2Introduction
6Analysis
3Synopsis
7Reflection
4Historical Context
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