The relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Can we ever know that a historical narrative is giving us a true account of what actually happened? Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is and might be written.
The relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Can we ever know that a historical narrative is giving us a true acc...
Drawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history academic historians, public historians, professional historians, family historians and students of all levels the book includes a wide range of examples from many genres and styles.
Drawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history acad...