1. An Overview

2.  Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley  Publish in 1814 about 1745 Jacobite rebellion against British Crown.  Scott attempted to accurately portray the background and qualities of ordinary people involved (the Scots).  Subtitle “Tis Sixty Years Since” created original cutoff date for genre

3.  Shakespeare's Hamlet  Goethe's Faust  Homer's Odyssey  These works are fictionalized retellings of events that occurred long before the author's time.  Today's novelists continue to revisit the same characters and themes, proving that the legacy of these ancient tales has endured.

4.  Historical fiction presents readers with a story that takes place during a notable period in history, and usually during a significant event in that period.  Historical fiction often presents actual events from the point of view of people living in that time period.

5.  Set in time remote enough from present to be considered history (30-60 years)  Author has not lived in time period – is at least one generation removed.  Historical facts blend with imaginary characters and plot

6.  Facts are  Actually historical events  Authentic period settings  Includes real historical figures  Common Forms  Main characters = fictional. Secondary = real  Past has social traditions, customs, and values of period.  May not mention actual events or people.

7.  The Last of the Mohicans  James Fennimore Cooper  Red Badge of Courage  Stephan Crane  Tale of Two Cities  Charles Dickens

8. All is Quiet on the Western Front  Erich Maria Remarque The Grapes of Wrath  John Steinbeck To Kill a Mockingbird  Harper Lee

9. Flyboys by James Bradley Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley

10.  Memoirs of a Geisha  Arthur Golden  Mississippi Trial 1955  Chris Crowe  Devil’s Arithmetic  Jane Yolen

11. WWII  Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss  The Book Thief by Markus Zusak  If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan

12.  Go to the library and ask the librarian for recommendations.  Think about a particular event in history you like and search the internet for novels.  Search the websites Mr. Andrus gives you.  Visit a bookstore and go to their Historical Fiction section (you are not required to purchase your book).