Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction is most often an account of a factual story presented in a fictional way. For example, a story as told by someone not recorded by history or a story told in the first person without the use of journals or other evidence. Generally, great care is taken to preserve the factual elements of the story while the telling may emphasize parts to create a feeling of drama or sympathy.

A Look Into The Past

Based on a true story, Homer & Langley takes a look at the life of two brothers growing old in the twentieth century. One went off to fight in the first World War and came back forever changed thanks to an encounter with mustard gas. The other is blind and deeply intuitive, eager to explore the personalities of those around him. They are mostly confined to their Fifth Avenue mansion, right in the heart of New York City, and experience history itself as they struggle to complete Langley's eternally current newspaper. >>> Read More

Author: 

E.L. Doctorow

Bibliographic Information: 
Title: Homer & Langley
Edition: Advanced Reader's Edition
Publisher: New York : Random House, September 2009.
Pagination: 208 pp.
ISBN: 9781400064946.
Overall: 
3

A Tale of Letters

It all starts with a single letter, but that's enough to peak the interest of Juliet Ashton. The mention of a strange book club, the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, catches her attention and she yearns to learn more of this strange group. Through the letters she receives from various members (and non-members) of this society, she learns of the life on Guernsey during the German occupation during WWII. >>> Read More

Author: 

Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Bibliographic Information: 
Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Publisher: New York : Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2008.
ISBN: 9780385341004.
Overall: 
4

Humanizing Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn is a name remembered by nearly every student of European and World History. Only slightly less infamous as her husband, she has long been associated with scandal and reformation; often vilified and blamed for the mistreatment of Queen Katherine. King Henry VIII, quite literally, moved Heaven and Earth to gain Anne Boleyn as his prize -- a wife who could give to him a son worthy of being heir to the throne of England. The story is famous, leaving little need to retell it here. >>> Read More

Author: 

Jean Plaidy

Bibliographic Information: 
Title: The Lady in the Tower
Edition: 6th Printing edition
Three Rivers Press, June 24, 2003.
ISBN: 978-1400047857.
Overall: 
5
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