historical novel

English

Noun

historical novel (plural historical novels)

1. A novel whose story is set in a particular historical setting.

Related terms

• historical novelist

See also

• historical fiction

References

• “historical novel”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “historical novel”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “historical novel”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “historical novel”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.