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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
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
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.
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
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.
Alternate history
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Alternate history is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which one or more historical events happen differently than they did in reality.
Historical fiction
…individuals might have 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…
Title page of the first Spanish-language translation of Joanot Martorell's Tirant lo Blanch (originally in Catalan)
Title page of the first Spanish-language translation of Joanot Martorell's Tirant lo Blanch (originally in Catalan)