Inspector Alan Grant
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Inspector Alan Grant is the fictional Scotland Yard detective created by Josephine Tey, best known for re-examining the historical mystery of Richard III in the novel "The Daughter of Time."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Scotland Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
A Shilling for Candles
NERFINISHED
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The Daughter of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Franchise Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man in the Queue NERFINISHED ⓘ The Singing Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ To Love and Be Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorPseudonym | Josephine Tey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorRealName | Elizabeth MacKintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
analytical
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intelligent ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Josephine Tey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork | The Man in the Queue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Inspector Grant universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryTheme |
miscarriage of justice
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reassessment of historical truth ⓘ reliability of evidence ⓘ |
| investigativeMethod |
close attention to evidence
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questioning accepted narratives ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Inspector Grant series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCase | historical investigation of Richard III ⓘ |
| notableFor | re-examining the historical reputation of Richard III ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Daughter of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
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police inspector ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of detective fiction characters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorks | Peter Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Inspector ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
England
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
The Daughter of Time