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	Historical Fiction Network
		An extensive list of historical novels for children and youths by Tara.
		An annotated list of historical novels for children and teens at Anchorage Public Library.
		Young Heroes of History is a series of historical novels by Alan N. Kay.
	www.histfiction.net /ya.php (217 words)

	Historical novel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author.
		Historical fiction may center on historical or on fictional characters, but usually represents an honest attempt based on considerable research (or at least serious reading) to tell a story set in the historical past as understood by the author's contemporaries.
		The genre of the historical novel has also permitted some authors, such as the Polish novelist Bolesław Prus in his sole historical novel, Pharaoh, to distance themselves from their own time and place in order to gain perspective on society and on the human condition, or to escape the depredations of the censor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Historical_novel (829 words)

	Learn more about Historical novel in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events or, more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the time of the first publication.
		Many early historical novels were important factors in the rise of European popular interest in the history of the Middle Ages.
		The novels of the Polish winner of the Nobel Prize in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz wrote several novels set in the medieval conflicts between Poles and the Teutonic Knights.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /h/hi/historical_novel.html (628 words)

	Best Historical Novels and Tales - Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: )
		hese historical novels have taught all men this truth, which looks like a truism, and yet was as good as unknown to writers of history and others, till so taught: that the bygone ages of the world were actually filled by living men, not by protocols, state-papers, controversies, and abstractions of men.
		Novels dealing with these very far-off times are apt to be unsatisfactory; the mist in which events and personages are enveloped, takes away from that appearance of reality which is the great charm of the historical novel.
		The Historical Novel exists primarily as Fiction, and, even though in our waking moments we may be persuaded of the unreality of that "dream" which a Scott or a Dumas has produced for us, we shall still be able to place ourselves again and again under the spell of their delightful influence.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/historical/BestHistoricalNovelsandTales/Chap0.html (3578 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Historical (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Filson Historical Society (also known as the Filson Club) is a historical society in Louisville, Kentucky.
		The organization was founded in 1884 and named in memory of John Filson, an early settler in Kentucky who had written a book called The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke, and had published one of the first maps of the state.
		The Historical Critical Method is a broad term that includes numerous methodologies and strategies for understanding the ancient Manuscripts.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Historical (723 words)

	Best Historical Novels and Tales - Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The useful and partially-selective lists of Historical Tales given in "The Intermediate Textbook of English History," by C. Fearenside and A. Johnson Evans.
		Article on "The Historical Novel as illustrated by Sir Walter Scott," by Edwin Lester Arnold, in Atalanta for March, 1894.
		List of Historical Novels, &c., illustrating the Period 1066 to 1815, in the volume "Work and Play in Girls' Schools," by Dorothea Beale, Lucy H. Soulsby, and Jane Frances Dove (Longmans, 1898).
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/historical/BestHistoricalNovelsandTales/chap23.html (1280 words)

	Guide to Historical Fiction Reference Books
		Decent historical novels were classified into 'proper literature' or classics, while those with lesser merit were thrown under the name of historical romances.
		Historical novels are mainly under romance genre, but also under western and thriller (historical mysteries) sections.
		There is a bibliography on writing historical novels written by authors included in the book, and a bibliography on biographies and other works on authors and books.
	home.austin.rr.com /histfiction/references.html (2515 words)

	List of historical novels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War by Steven Pressfield
		Middlesex (novel) by Jeffrey Eugenides (World War I and Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922))
		Shadow Patriots, a Novel of the Revolution by Lucia St. Clair Robson (A story about George Washington's Culper Spy Ring and a woman spy known only as 355.)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_historical_novels (1373 words)

	Historical Reading Suggestions
		The novel occasionally bogs down in extensive lists and exhaustive descriptions, both of which are used to convey the importance and relevance of signs and symbols.
		The novel's hero, the English Franciscan monk William of Baskerville, is a wonderful amalgam of his two namesakes, William of Occam (a medieval Franciscan and one of the foremost thinkers of his age) and Sherlock Holmes (the Baskerville reference).
		Gabaldon’s novels are actually “time-travel” historicalsClaire Randall is thrust from her own time (post WWII England) into Jacobean Scotland, where she meets and falls in love with Scottish rebel Jamie Fraser.
	www.tolkien-online.com /historical-reading-suggestions.html (1282 words)

	Dragonlance Nexus: Recommended Dragonlance Reading List - Product Catalog
		While importance is a judgment call, we looked at which novels had the most impact on a particular time period, or covered important events that shaped world history—rather than events that were specific to a particular region of the world or some of the smaller stories.
		Despite the fact that the setting has evolved significantly since the first novels were published, the War of the Lance time period is where the setting has its roots, and this is known on the list as the 'Classic' time period.
		Novels that occur after 383 AC are part of the Fifth Age period, beginning with the first series in the new period, titled the Dragons of a New Age trilogy.
	www.dlnexus.com /products/reading.aspx (1490 words)

	Soon's Historical Fiction Site
		By David Ball, Empires of Sand: a Novel of France and the Sahara (Bantam, 1999).
		The author of Invitation to a Funeral, a historical mystery, offers a detailed tour of London, its nooks and crannies, in the late 17th century.
		It has an up-to-date list of historical mystery authors and their books with information on location and historical period of the novels.
	home.austin.rr.com /histfiction (1844 words)

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		The novels of Dumas are not infrequently considered somewhat "strong meat," but his " She- Wolves of Machecoul" and "Black Tulip" may be safely placed in any hands.
		The short selective list of Historical Tales given in the appendix to John Fiske's "History of the United States for Schools." (James Clarke & Co., 1894.) Article on "The Historical Novel as illustrated by Sir Walter Scott," by Edwin Lester Arnold, in Atalanta for March, 1894.
		The essay on "The Historical Novel" in W. James's "Romantic Professions and other papers." (Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1894.) [A re-print, in somewhat revised form, of the suggestive article appearing in Macmillan's Magazine, November, 1887.] Chapter X. ("Sir Walter Scott") in Prof.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext98/bhnat10.txt (16532 words)

	Corbières Web Bookshop: six of the best historical novels
		All her novels are worth reading, but this is one of my favourites, the story of "beautiful Alexias" growing to manhood in Athens with his lover and mentor Lysis at the time of the Pelopponesian war.
		Like many of the best historical novels, it causes the reader to reflect on parallels with our own times (this story of untramelled greed, the "Sacred Hunger" of the title, was written when Thatcherism was at its height).
		Her novels are populated with richly drawn, believable characters and share certain leitmotifs -- a flawed signet ring carved with a dolphin is passed down through the ages and reflects the flaw in her main character, who is often a solitary outsider with some trait that marks him as different.
	www.corbieresweb.com /english/histnovels.htm (1019 words)

	Mystery-B List: Historical Mystery Novels, 2000 BC - 1601 AD
		This list is sorted roughly by era, but I have chosen to group all books by one author together, even when an author has several series in different eras.
		The history of Heloise and Abelard is woven into the novels, along with observations of the life of Jews in 12th Century France.
		Not a mystery; listed because here is one more literary attempt to redeem the reputation of Richard III.
	anitra.net /books/mystery-b/historical.html (758 words)

	Library Booklists: Adult Historical Fiction
		Historical Novels of Latin America (Margaret Donsbach): Author, title and brief summary for about 50 historical novels in these separate categories: Pre-Columbian Latin America and the Spanish Conquest; Aztec Mystery Novels; and 17th-20th Century Latin America.
		Novels of the American Old West (Margaret Donsbach): Author, title and brief summary for about 275 historical novels in these separate categories: Cattlemen, Gunfighters and Outlaws; Native Americans; Explorers, Trappers and Mountain Men; Settlers Moving West; California and the Gold Rush; The Southwest, Texas and the Texas Revolution; and Old West Mysteries.
		Novels of The Renaissance (Margaret Donsbach): Author, title and brief summary for about 170 historical novels in these separate categories: The British Isles in Tudor and Elizabethan Times; Tudor and Elizabethan Mysteries; Reformation and Renaissance Europe: The Continent; and Reformation and Renaissance Mysteries.
	librarybooklists.org /fiction/adult/historical.htm (4211 words)

	Historical Novels - The Boston Globe
		Feldman re-animates that drama in a novel that is based on archival records, court records, and first-person accounts but that succeeds overwhelmingly as a work of imagination.
		The Scottsboro case is the novel's core, but there are also the political and emotional education of ambitious Alice, the rise to brief celebrity of cunning Ruby, Depression-era politics, all distilled, with great subtlety and wit, into a story worth retelling and remembering.
		In his author's note, Hall explains that he approached this novel "in the spirit of a biographer" and stresses that the events and quotes therein are verifiable.
	www.boston.com /ae/books/articles/2008/04/20/historical_novels (965 words)

	Lesson Exchange: Book Review of an Historical Novel (Middle, History)
		An historical novel is one in which the author sets the story within a particular setting in the past.
		Choose a novel from the list which is in the library.
		This list reflects the time period we are presently studying.
	www.teachers.net /lessons/posts/1031.html (302 words)

	Middle East
		Of the historical novels set in the Middle East, only a few represent primarily the viewpoints of natives.
		The many novels about the Crusades which reflect primarily the viewpoints of European Crusaders (most of whom had little understanding of Arabic culture and, by definition, considered the Islamic religion to be reprehensible) are listed on the Medieval Europe page.
		In general, novels reflecting a European or American perspective are listed on those pages regardless of the physical setting, so if you don't see what you want here, try looking under the time and place of the main character's homeland.
	www.historicalnovels.info /Middle-East.html (839 words)

	Fictionwise eBooks: Free eBooks, eBooks for Palm, PocketPC, PC, & Mac
		Victory of Eagles [A Novel of Temeraire] by Naomi Novik [Historical Fiction]
		A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity.
		Her newest novel promises to mesmerize as well.
	www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/HistoricalFictionEbooks.htm (2189 words)

	Beyond Renault: Alexander the Great in fiction 1920 - Present (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If one asks for a list of mainstream historical novels on Alexander the Great, or even on ancient Greece, the reply is usually some variation on, "You have read Mary Renault, haven't you?" With good reason.
		That doesn't mean a "New Renault" won't emerge in the future, yet for the moment, she reigns supreme as the queen of Greek historical fiction.
		The list collected here records fiction published from about 1920 forward, in which Alexander is -- if not the protagonist -- then at least a significant figure.
	myweb.unomaha.edu /~jreameszimmerman/Beyond_Renault/beyondrenault.html (452 words)

	Moreland City Libraries ReadMore - Moreland City Council
		Listings of Moreland City Libraries new books and other materials is a very popular resource with library users.
		Collect a copy of the list of the 35 most frequently banned and challenged books from one of the five Moreland Libraries.
		If a child can identify with a character in the book who is experiencing a similar problem, they can then assess their actions and motives, consider the meaning of the story and apply this meaning to the problem confronting them.
	www.moreland.vic.gov.au /services/libraries/libreading.htm (1021 words)

	HISTORICAL FICTION
		This novel describes a 200-year struggle of eleven generations of Acadians after they are expelled from their own country of Acadia by the British during the French and Indian War in 1755.
		This novel takes place during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when railroad logging was king and the Grand Hotels were queen, in the heart of the majestic White Mountains of New Hampshire.
		The historical events that weave in and out of the storyline are actual and are used to depict throughout all four books of the Quartet - Pass in Review - how the world evolved throughout the twentieth century from the telegraph to cyberspace; from the horse and buggy to outer space.
	home.earthlink.net /~jseletz/id3.html (782 words)

	Historical, romance and fiction novels by Anna Jacobs.
		Historical, romance and fiction novels by Anna Jacobs.
		You can see my published or soon to be published Anna Jacobs novels listed individually in yellow in the book list at the left.
		Novels written as Shannah Jay are in orange.Books written as Sherry-Anne Jacobs are in green.
	www.annajacobs.com /default.asp (535 words)

	Plymouth District Library Teen Zone Booklists-American Historical Fiction
		In 1866, young orphan Emeline McCullough leaves her mill job in Lowell, Massachusetts, to head for Seattle, Washington, aboard the steamship Continental, writing in her diary about the intrigue, danger, and romance she encounters on her journey.
		Jem joins the Union Army but is not sure of his motives or what he hopes to accomplish, particularly since the Civil War has divided his family and caused much violence and confusion in his life.
		In 1936, fourteen-year-old Nissa takes a stand against racial prejudice and for her own integrity and independence, drawing on the support of her individualistic mother, her father, stepmother, and some of the inhabitants of their Louisiana town.
	plymouthlibrary.org /amhistbib.htm (4548 words)

	The Unfilmables: A List of the Hardest Novels to Film » Screenhead
		A true adaptation of this novel would have to substitute the written associations and wordplay with a solely visual language, allowing the power of the image and editing to represent the novelâ€™s essence.
		The novel, ironicly, is about a film that never really exsisted written about by a blind man that doesn’t exsist any more as told by a young man who isn’t the most reliable source.
		Lois McMaster Bujold novels would be difficult to film, because significant amounts of plot are revealed in the characters’ thoughts, between their spoken lines.
	www.screenhead.com /reviews/the-unfilmables-a-list-of-the-hardest-novels-to-film (12420 words)

	Graphical Novels - ALL-TIME 100 Novels - TIME
		This semi-autobiographical novel set in the snowy hinterlands of Wisconsin tells the story of a lonely, artistic young man who struggles with his fundamentalist Christian upbringing when he falls in love.
		A kind of über graphic novel that collects a series of smaller graphic novels all situated in a small town "somewhere south of the U.S. border," this giant tome by a seminal comic artist will likely be the author's magnum opus.
		It is the only graphic novel to also be included in the All-TIME 100 Novels list.
	www.time.com /time/2005/100books/0,24459,graphic_novels,00.html (1129 words)

	Guide Entry 97.03.05 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Three currently published and popular historical fiction series will be used in the unit.
		The students will also be given a list of women who played an important role during these times and asked to do research on them and create a timeline.
		Each historical time period is also provided with an additional list of historical novels.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/guides/1997/3/97.03.05.x.html (225 words)

	Homoerotic Historical Fiction Links
		Yet from the large number of sites devoted to historical fan fiction that is homoerotic, it is clear that readers enjoy seeking out stories set in other time periods that feature themes or characters related to homosexuality.
		The list below is a short one, but I hope that, as historical fiction gradually becomes more widely known as a publishing category, gay fiction publishers will likewise become interested in historical novels.
		Not specifically devoted to gay historical fiction, this site nevertheless is careful to note what fiction writers have said about Alexander's sexuality and to mention any background the writers had that may have influenced their treatment of that subject.
	duskpeterson.com /renaultetal/index.htm (462 words)

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