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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

JC

Sep 16, 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.

AB

Oct 4, 2020

Too good! The instructor was way too awesome. I am not from Arts or Literature background yet understood everything easily. The author interactions were a really good learning experience

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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 Mary M R

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Sep 24, 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 3, 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 28, 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 28, 2015

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

By Olga R

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Mar 5, 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 1328 S 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 Madeleine W

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May 11, 2017

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

By Kevin C E

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Nov 15, 2020

As an aspiring writer this was invaluable! The guest authors were also amazing!

By Aleksandra K

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May 11, 2016

Fantastic course!!! It was very interestic to learn the authors point of view

By Alex H

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May 4, 2023

Enjoyed this course a lot. The interview were definitely my favorite part.

By Dan S

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Sep 7, 2020

Insightful with great and inriguing guests; look forward to more!