100 Must-read Historical Novels (Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides) - Softcover

Rennison, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408113961 ISBN 13: 9781408113967

Publisher: A&C Black, 2009

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author:

Nick Rennison is a bookseller, editor and freelance writer. He reviews new titles for Waterstones Books Quarterly, and is the author of the Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide, 100 Must-Read Classic Novels, and co-author of 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels and 100 Must-Read Crime Novels.

About this edition

• Publisher: A&C Black
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1408113961
• ISBN 13: 9781408113967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192