The ManyColoured Day Author:David Mills Sometimes fact lends itself to fiction,and the tale underlying this book was too good not to be re-told. Those who know of Thomas Day will recognise him, but here, too, are other characters, more or less drawn from Day's circle. Where fact ends and fiction begins,however, is not important, and no prior knowledge of the characters or their doi... more »ngs is necessary to the enjoyment of this atmospheric period novel, alive as it is with the things that touch us: laughter, friendship, rivalry and love - the colours of the Many-Coloured Day.« less