Historical fiction
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Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictitious plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fictio
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Notre-Dame de Paris) by Victor Hugo (1831), a 19th-century example of a romantic-historical novel
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, published 1869 and set 60 years before
The Fifth Queen, 1906–1908 by Ford Madox Ford, is written about the 16th century.
A painting by Jakub Różalski depicts an alternative history of the 1920s in Scythe, in which rural peasants must contend with giant mechanical walking tanks.
Historical fantasy
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Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fant
Historical fiction
…responded to their environments. The historical romance usually seeks to romanticize eras of the past. Some subgenres such as alternate history and historical fantasy insert intentionally ahistorical or speculative elements into a novel. Works of historical fiction are sometimes criticized for lack of authenticity…
Cassim in the treasure-filled thieves' cave