History in Fiction (Classic Reprint): A Guide to the Best Historical Romances, Sagas, Novels, and Tales: A Guide to the Best Historical Romances, Sagas, Novels, and Tales (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Ernest A. Baker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331228808 ISBN 13: 9781331228806

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

History in Fiction reveals how historical events come alive in breath‑taking storytelling. This guide surveys the best historical romances, sagas, and tales, showing how authors recreate eras from ancient Scotland to imperial India. Learn how setting, culture, and period detail shape character and plot, while enjoying quick recommendations across centuries and continents.

Across pages, the book highlights beloved works and their historical backdrop, explaining how authors balance fact with fiction. It helps readers spot vivid scenes, authentic atmosphere, and the kinds of storytelling that transport you to another time. Whether you’re seeking sweeping epics or intimate portraits, this edition offers a clear map of what makes historical fiction memorable.

• Insights into how authors build mood, color language, and period manners without losing narrative pace.


• Context on the historical events, cultures, and geographies that motivate popular novels and series.


• Guidance on choosing titles by era, region, or theme for easy browsing and gifting.


• Notes on how fiction interprets real events while remaining engaging and accessible.

Ideal for readers who relish historical settings and want a concise, expert compass to the best fiction across time and place.

About this title

Product Description

Excerpt from History in Fiction: A Guide to the Best Historical Romances, Sagas, Novels, and Tales The present work was begun as an amplification of the Historical Appendix to my Guide to the Best Fiction, published in 1903. As the result of efforts to include every good work of prose fiction dealing with past times, it has grown into a kind of dictionary of 'historical' romance from the earliest sagas to the latest historical novel. The word historical has been given a wide interpretation, so as to embrace stories that portray the life of the past in any way whatsoever, no matter if actual persons and actual public events have no place in them. Mr. Jonathan Nield, in his most useful Guide to Historical Novels and Tales - which, by the way, does not aim at this degree of comprehensiveness - has written an able and sufficient defence of the reading of historical romance. Although this kind of fiction is not the most prolific in masterpieces, it undoubtedly has a special charm for a great many people; while on the educational side, even a fourth-rate historical novel may have ample excuse for existence. Though chronology may be at fault, and facts inaccurately stated, a good tale often succeeds in making a period live in the imagination when text books merely give us dry bones. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331228808
• ISBN 13: 9781331228806
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 243