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Q&A Archetypical/popular historical fiction [closed]

Supposing you're asked by a beginning writer which books he should read to improve his skills in writing fantasy, you might say Tolkien's, and similarly, you might say Asimov's for scifi, etc. I'd...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by beginnerwriter‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar beginnerwriter‭ · 2019-12-08T03:17:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
Supposing you're asked by a beginning writer which books he should read to improve his skills in writing fantasy, you might say Tolkien's, and similarly, you might say Asimov's for scifi, etc.

I'd like to write an historical fiction. Which authors/titles would you recommend as "study material"? Not solely popular stuff, but also material from which I can actually learn the craft.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-01-03T08:19:24Z (almost 11 years ago)
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