100 must-read historical novels / / Nick Rennison

• Autore: Rennison Nick
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] : , : A & C Black, , 2009; ©2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 809.381
• Soggetto topico: Historical fiction - History and criticism; Historical fiction
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About This Book; Introduction; A-Z List of Entries by Author; A-Z of Entries; The First World War and its Aftermath; The American West; Past and Present; Ancient Roman Murders; The Middle Ages; The Renaissance; Nineteenth Century Narratives; Australia Fair and Foul; Asia; Black History in Fiction; The Ancient Greeks; Tudor Tales; Scotland; The American Civil War; Eighteenth Century Adventures; Historical Fiction for Children (and Adults); Writers' Lives; Ancient Egypt; Exploring the World
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 yo
• Titolo autorizzato: 100 must-read historical novels
• ISBN: 1-282-96038-5; 9786612960383; 1-4081-3606-6; 1-4081-3600-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460097603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Bloomsbury good reading guides.