Allison Symes's Blog - Posts Tagged "the-princes-in-the-tower"
Non-Fiction and Fiction - Where Worlds Combine
I love reading history, fiction and non-fiction. Just sometimes the worlds cross.
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey is one of my favourite books and is the only novel to have made me change my opinion about a historical figure - Richard III. The fictional story of Tey’s Inspector Alan Grant is woven with history beautifully but it is still fiction.
I’ve read Philippa Langley’s books on her search for Richard III’s remains and, her current book, The Princes in the Tower. I am sure Josephine Tey would’ve loved both of them.
But in this case it was a fictional work which got me interested in the actual history here.
Fiction has led into greater non-fiction interest here and this is a good thing. I love it when different types of book feed into each other.
Fiction and non-fiction are equally wonderful things.
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey is one of my favourite books and is the only novel to have made me change my opinion about a historical figure - Richard III. The fictional story of Tey’s Inspector Alan Grant is woven with history beautifully but it is still fiction.
I’ve read Philippa Langley’s books on her search for Richard III’s remains and, her current book, The Princes in the Tower. I am sure Josephine Tey would’ve loved both of them.
But in this case it was a fictional work which got me interested in the actual history here.
Fiction has led into greater non-fiction interest here and this is a good thing. I love it when different types of book feed into each other.
Fiction and non-fiction are equally wonderful things.
