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FURTHER READING

Butterfield, H. The Historical Novel: An Essay. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1924, 113 p.

Analyzes the relationship between the writing of historical novels and the study of history.

Cahalan, James M. Great Hatred, Little Room: The Irish Historical Novel. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1983, 240 P.

Traces the development of the genre in Ireland and provides analysis of Sir Walter Scott's influence on Irish historical fiction.

Chapman, Raymond. The Sense of the Past in Victorian Literature. Beckenham: Croom Helm, 1986, 212 p.

Discusses the depiction of English history in Victorian literature.

Dekker, George. The American Historical Romance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987, 376 p.

Provides an in-depth study of the American historical romance including discussion on regionalism, the role of the hero and heroine, and historical romances of the...

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1. Introduction
2. Representative Works
3. Definitions And Characteristics
4. Victorian Historical Fiction
5. American Historical Fiction
6. Realism In Historical Fiction
7. Further Reading
8. Copyright

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