To determine whether or not the source, Dark Palace, is useful to a historian, the source perspective, interpretation, information, reliability and relevance to the depth study must be taken into account. Dark Palace by Frank Moorhouse is a historical fiction novel about a lady named Edith, who works for the secretariat within the League of Nations, in search of her identity as her marriage and the League begin to crumble before her eyes. Dark Palace is set between 1931 and the creation of the United Nations, in 1945. This time period saw the decline of the Leagues confidence and influence and thus, its failure. The characters in the source frequently refer to events involving the League as the characters work for, or are indirectly connected to the League and are affected by these events. The League itself plays an important role in the source as it is used as a means of telling the story. …
