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About the Course

A unique and exciting introduction to the genre and craft of historical fiction, for curious students, aspiring authors--anyone with a passion for the past. Read classics of the genre, encounter bestselling writers of historical fiction, and discover your own historical archive while interacting with a global community of interested readers....

Top reviews

DG

Nov 13, 2015

Exceptional experience. I enjoyed the entire course. This was my first real sojourn into the genre and now I'm hooked. Thank you, very much, for sharing this quality education. Be Well.

JC

Sep 17, 2020

I'm not sure why I took this course. I'm glad I did. I enjoyed all the books and the interaction with authors. This was a way to experience literature without writting 5 papers on a book.

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By SRIJIT R

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May 15, 2021

Wonderful Course. I'm highly impressed by doing the first class. Professor is highly qualified and have so much knowledge in his subject.

By Dianne M

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May 11, 2022

Highly informative and easy to follow, introduced me to many new readings and authors. Delivery was clear, interesting and entertaining.

By Cheryl L D

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Oct 9, 2015

Very informative. Kept my attention throughout the lectures. And at my little UVA, too. Loved most all of it. Keep up the good work.

By PATRICIA A A C

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Apr 10, 2021

Great course, great instructor. I wish you could offer more courses like this one. Thank you very much, very enjoyable and instructive.

By Carol P

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Oct 16, 2024

Very focused course, delightfully seasoned and enriched by the varied topics and perspectives from guest writers and scholars.

By Mary M R

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Sep 25, 2015

Extremely well done. Offers a great reading list. Videos including author interviews add significantly to the course content.

By Maybelline N

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Aug 26, 2020

Something I definitely needed to improve my Literature knowledge! i'm glad to have found this course, it was simply amazing...

By Jacqueline M

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Sep 4, 2022

i really enjoyed this course. I wish the list of readings was available in a list format,so it isceasier to find anc follow.

By Margaret M P

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Jan 26, 2021

An excellent presentation from the professor on historical fiction. Yet, I feel the title of his class

is alittle misleading.

By Charissa

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Sep 2, 2015

The best course I've viewed on Coursera by far. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in fiction of any kind.

By Margarita I

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Sep 17, 2015

Amazing teacher, great course, good balance and variety of books.

I hope there's a Part 2, I'd do that in a heartbeat!

By rosemary

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Oct 7, 2023

Very helpful resource training and resources. Insightful and frank commentaries from working authors and educators.

By Kate H

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Oct 30, 2015

Excellent class. Learned so much and was my favorite of the three classes I took this last month on coursera.

By CHARLOTTE H

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Dec 2, 2015

This course is really interesting and taught me a lot about different historical novels! Glad I did it!

By Zillah K

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Aug 29, 2015

This was a fascinating experience. I learned a lot, and found a lot of new writers I now love to read.

By David H

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Jul 18, 2022

An excellent course explaining what the topic is all about and presented in a logical easy manner.

By James R

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Oct 29, 2022

This is the best course I have taken at Coursera so far. Informative; deep; well put together.

By Susan K

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Dec 29, 2015

Fascinating and useful information that I'll use as I work on a novel set in the 19th century.

By Beverly D

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Jun 30, 2024

Excellent course that covers historical fiction/the historical novel in considerable depth.

By Olga R

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Mar 6, 2017

I loved to hear from the writers their own experience when writing a novel. So enlighting!

By Cathy M

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Jun 19, 2023

CURSO PERFEITO, ME AJUDOU BASTANTE A ESCREVER SOBRE UM GENERO QUE NUNCA EXPLOREI ANTES.

By Sanya S

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Mar 5, 2023

extremely thorough and detailed learnings with the most amazing materials and experts.

By Kathleen F

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Apr 29, 2017

It is such a good course to understand about the different areas of Historical Fiction

By Deleted A

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Sep 5, 2024

Very informative and I gained an entirely different perspective than I had before.

By Madeleine W

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May 11, 2017

Really interesting course. I loved the interviews with all the different writers.