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British historical fiction before Scott

In the half century before Walter Scott's Waverley, dozens of popular novelists produced historical fictions for circulating libraries. This book examines eighty-five popular historical novels published between 1762 and 1813, looking at how the conventions of the genre developed through a proce...

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Main Authors: Stevens, Anne H.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the cultures of print
Subjects:
Literature and history > History > 18th century > Great Britain.
English fiction > History and criticism > 18th century.
History in literature.
Historical fiction, English > History and criticism.
Literary studies: from c 1900 - > English > c 1700 to c 1800 > United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers > English > c 1700 to c 1800 > United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Literature.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230275300
Summary: In the half century before Walter Scott's Waverley, dozens of popular novelists produced historical fictions for circulating libraries. This book examines eighty-five popular historical novels published between 1762 and 1813, looking at how the conventions of the genre developed through a process of imitation and experimentation.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Originally published in: 2010.
Carrier Form: 216 p. : 6 ill.
ISBN: 9780230246294
9780230275300 :
0230275303 :
CLC: I561.074
Contents: List of Tables Acknowledgements The Formation of a Genre Historical Novels, 1762-1783 The Historical Novel in the Circulating Library Historical Novels, 1784-1813 The Historical Novel in the Reviews Epilogue: Ivanhoe and Historical Fiction Works Cited Index.

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