# Inspector task sheet

Rose Hall: where the White Witch story meets the novel

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Rose Hall: where the White Witch story meets the novel, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare the novel with estate, marriage, burial and press records, noting characters and invented dialogue. Retrieve the archival studies named in the critical letter and evaluate their specific evidence. Date each tourist retelling and keep independent oral material distinct from text-derived versions.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare dated pre-1929 records with the novel and later versions. Seek attributable pre-novel records and distinguish their wording from later recollections. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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