historical novel

American  

noun

1. a novel within the genre of historical fiction.

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Etymology

Origin of historical novel

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Historian and cultural commentator Yaw Anokye Frimpong called the fugu "an unofficial national dress" with practical and historical roots.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

They are deploying a rhetorical shield with deep historical roots and devastating contemporary consequences.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

David Loeb of the University of Pennsylvania emphasized the historical roots of the approach.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

The firm had vowed to "draw on the historical roots of the site" for the project, which would have involved some of the original building being demolished.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Is it possible, however, that this variety of musical tone, the historical roots of which extend back so far, may be something arbitrary and accidental?

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various