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Historical Fiction genre: new releases and popular books, including Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious .

Historical Fiction genre: new releases and popular books, including Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jennieke Cohen, The Wicked Redhead b. .Historical fiction may include fictional characters, well-known historical figures or a mixture of the two. Authors of historical fiction usually pay close attention to the details of their stories (settings, clothing, dialogue, et. to ensure that they fit the time periods in which the narratives take place. In some historical fiction, famous events appear from points of view not recorded in Historical fiction presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period.

The books listed below include examples of historical fiction by the strictest of definitions, as well as those that fudge the rules a bit - or a lot. Written over the last 200+ years, with settings that range from ancient Rome in Robert. Written over the last 200+ years, with settings that range from ancient Rome in Robert Graves' I, Claudius, to 19th century Egypt and an imaginary relationship between Gustav Flaubert and Florence Nightingale in Enid Shomer's The Twelve Rooms of the Nile, to 15th Centrury Florence in George Eliot's study of the Italian Renaissance, Romola. An 18th century woman journeys from freedom in Africa, to slavery in the US, and back to freedom again. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet.

Most writing books I've read can sit comfortably on a scale with "Technical" on one side and "Inspirational" on the .

Most writing books I've read can sit comfortably on a scale with "Technical" on one side and "Inspirational" on the other. James Thom's "The Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction" definitely leans toward the latter, and that's not necessarily a bad thing if you know what you're getting into. Now, I love reading historical fiction and I wouldn't be surprised if I decided to write a book someday in the classical manner, taking fact checking and verisimilitude (a word Thom mentions often) to the nth degree. But for my current project, I'm not looking to focus on actual recorded events or people.

Blog The Writing ProcessThe Best Historical Fiction Books of All Time. We looked at lists on both sides of the pond to generate a short list of the best 30 Historical Fiction novels out there. The Best Historical Fiction Books of All Time. Copywriter, ghostwriter, and content strategy specialist. For this list, we specifically chose works covering events or time periods over 30 years before they were written. com page in case you want to know more.

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I wrote the book to encourage historical literacy and by that I also mean historical curiosity. The way we are taught in school often discourages an interest in history because there is such an emphasis on memorisation of dates and names. It doesn’t stimulate curiosity. I wrote my book with the expectation that people will use it as a springboard to stimulate their curiosity about American history. I want to encourage people to go out and experience American history, to have a first-hand look at these unique places that reflect our history and our heritage

I see historical fiction as an important device for teaching history, so I would defeat my own purpose if I deviated .

I see historical fiction as an important device for teaching history, so I would defeat my own purpose if I deviated significantly from. Furthermore, I find that far too many so-called historical fiction books are merely modern dramas about people with modern values dressed up in (often ludicrously inaccurate) costumes. Many books that get the facts right (. the date of battles or the the names of kings and queens) have utterly no understanding whatever of the social and economic conditions, the judicial systems or religious beliefs etc.

Mark writes historical fiction with a passion. Anne wrote The Virgin Widow and Devil's Consort/Queen Defiant (same book, different titles for the UK/US markets. An avid traveler and backpacker across Europe and North America, he also earned his BA and MA in History and English Literature before embarking on a career in historical fiction. He also writes short fiction online.

I also included historical fiction books that include a significant portion of historical setting even if it also takes place partly in present day or contemporary society. And because there is such a wealth of authors writing American historical fiction, I limited each author to one entry.