[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: MOVED from MAIN - "sequels" to the classics

[Janette]

> Carol, now wondering whether historical novels featuring real
> historical figures (e.g., Richard III or Anne Boleyn or Lady Jane
> Grey) constitute fanfic of a sort even though the authors whose
> "characters" are being borrowed are historians rather than novelists


montims:
I don't know the answer to this, as I don't read fanfic, so am not sure of
its parameters.  But as far as historical novels goes, I vehemently
recommend anything by Philippa Gregory, particularly the ones that deal with
Henry VIII.  "The other Boleyn Girl" is fantastic...


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