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Meanings of historical novel in English

Russian
исторический роман
Portuguese
romance histórico
Spanish
narrativa historica
Catalan
novel·la històrica

Literary genre.

          Related terms
          исторический роман

          A work of prose that is set among real historical events and figures but introduces fictional characters and elements.

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                Examples for "historical fiction"
                Examples for "historical fiction"
                1
                The value of historical fiction written for a young readership is enormous.
                The Irish Times
                2
                Is she serious when she says she won't write historical fiction again?
                The Guardian
                3
                When it comes to historical fiction, James Meek has already proved himself.
                The Irish Times
                4
                It is a beautifully written historical fiction set in the 19th-century England.
                The South African
                5
                This British Booker Prize short-listed writer is acclaimed for redefining historical fiction.
                Radio NZ
                Usage of historical novel in English
                1
                She is currently working on an historical novel set in 1830s Sāmoa.
                Radio NZ
                2
                No, we don't think of War and Peace as an historical novel.
                The new yorker
                3
                To say that Mantel has reinvented the historical novel is overstating it.
                BBC
                4
                This was a time when the historical novel was having its vogue.
                The Trail of the Sword, Volume 1
                5
                The Taxidermist's Daughter does not really pretend to be a historical novel.
                The Guardian
                6
                It inspired Kingsley with the idea of his historical novel, Westward Ho!
                The Life of Froude
                7
                In the 19th century, in Scott's wake, the historical novel had high status.
                The Guardian
                8
                The Red Badge of Courage is not a conventional historical novel.
                The Guardian
                9
                Did you set out to write a historical novel or a feminist one?
                Reuters
                10
                Amyas Leigh is an historical novel, written by Charles Kingsley, an English author.
                How to Do It
                11
                Now your historical novel, sir, is not worth the paper it's written on.
                Castle Richmond
                12
                However, for an historical novel, it is often strikingly anachronistic.
                The Irish Times
                13
                The Luminaries is a historical novel about the 19th Century New Zealand gold rush.
                BBC
                14
                The book is, in fact, not a history, but a historical novel in miniature.
                Introduction to the Old Testament
                15
                Esmond is perhaps the finest historical novel in our language.
                English Literature for Boys and Girls
                16
                So begins this sprawling, absorbing historical novel with its backstory in 16th-century southern France.
                The Guardian
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