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What really disconcerts commentators, I suspect, is that when they read historical fiction, they feel their own lack of education may be exposed; they panic, because they don’t know which bits are true.

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Hilary Mantel

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The novelist has a responsibility to adhere to the facts as closely as possible, and if they are inconvenient, that’s where the art comes in. You must work with intractable facts and find the dramatic shape inside them.

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My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

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April 30, 2024

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

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April 30, 2024

The novelist has a responsibility to adhere to the facts as closely as possible, and if they are inconvenient, that’s where the art comes in. You must work with intractable facts and find the dramatic shape inside them.

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