Writers can appropriate eccentric historical artifacts for their creative work
Evidence
Many years later I needed it, to help me write my novel Fludd. I wanted to quote it verbatim; it was beyond me to make this stuff up. Drawing on the network of influence that spreads outward from a master criminal such as myself, I activated a daughter of the house to travel from her home in Liverpool, divert the attention of her parents, and slip the book into her traveling bag. In this way it came home to the woman who appreciates it most, and who keeps it to hand in case of sudden difficulty. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 23
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 23
- XREF: connects to: Writers are drawn to unlikely juxtapositions and once-only historical collisions. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 962; The task of historical fiction is bringing past archives into living bodies. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 860; Object history provides an alternative narrative to traditional text-based history. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 39 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Writers are drawn to unlikely juxtapositions and once-only historical collisions.
#expands(0.80) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 962 - The task of historical fiction is bringing past archives into living bodies.
#expands(0.75) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 860 - Object history provides an alternative narrative to traditional text-based history.
#expands(0.70) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 39