Tag Archives: Josephine Tey

On Finding Inspiration in the Unlikeliest Places: Poetry Again

Posted on September 13, 2013 by forwardtranslations

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been trying to read poetry lately. And as the title of this post suggests, I’ve been finding inspiration for that endeavour in the unlikeliest of places. Not so long ago, I re-read Josephine Tey‘s To … Continue reading →

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History, Fiction and Richard III, Part 2… Confessions of a Conflicted Ricardian

Posted on February 16, 2013 by forwardtranslations

In my last post, I wrote about how reading Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time at an impressionable age left me convinced of Richard’s innocence etc. etc. I also mentioned that other people seemed to be of the opinion that … Continue reading →

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History, Fiction and Richard III, Part 1: The Daughter of Time

Posted on February 10, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Between getting over a bout of flu and catching up on all my work it’s going to be tricky to find time for the blog for a while, but my brain is whirling with ideas for posts on a certain … Continue reading →

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