Classic collection of Josephine Tey. Illustrated - The Man in the Queue, A Shilling for Candles, The Franchise Affair, To Love and Be Wise, The Daughter of Time and others

Josephine Tey was a pseudonym used by Elizabeth MacKintosh (25 July 1896 - 13 February 1952), a Scottish author. Her novel The Daughter of Time was a detective work investigating the role of Richard III of England in the death of the Princes in the Tower, and named as the greatest crime novel of all time by the Crime Writers' Association. Her first play Richard of Bordeaux, written under another pseudonym, Gordon Daviot, starred John Gielgud in its successful West End run. Contents: THE MAN IN THE QUEUE A SHILLING FOR CANDLES THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR TO LOVE AND BE WISE THE DAUGHTER OF TIME THE SINGING SANDS MISS PYM DISPOSES BRAT FARRAR KIF: AN UNVARNISHED HISTORY THE EXPENSIVE HALO RICHARD OF BORDEAUX THE PRIVATEER