100 Must-read Historical Novels
- ISBN-10
- 1408136007
- ISBN-13
- 9781408136003
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-21
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Author
- Nick Rennison
Description
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
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