by NickRennison (Author)
Historical fiction is a hugely popular genre of fiction providing fictional accounts or dramatizations of historical figures or events. This latest guide in the highly successful Bloomsbury Must-Reads series depicts 100 of the finest novels published in this sector, with a further 500 recommendations. A wide range of classic works and key authors are covered: Peter Ackroyd, Margaret Attwood, Sarah Waters, Victor Hugo and Robert Louis Stevenson to name a few. If you want to expand your reading in this area, or gain a deeper understanding of the genre - this is the best place to start! Inside you'll find: * An extended Introduction to historical fiction * 100 titles highlighted A-Z by novel with 500 Read-on recommendations * Read-on-a-theme categories * Award winners and book club recommendations
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 21 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 1408113961
ISBN 13: 9781408113967
Book Overview: A highly popular genre of fiction with a huge fanbase and many devoted websites and organisations Historical fiction shares territory with other genres (crime and romance) - a large and broad market Of Richard and Judy's 8 summer reads last year, 4 were historical novels