British Historical Fiction before Scott
Author | : A. Stevens |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-04-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 023024629X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780230246294 |
Rating | : 4/5 (294 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis British Historical Fiction before Scott by : A. Stevens
Download or read book British Historical Fiction before Scott written by A. Stevens and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.