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3531:"Critic's Notebook; Kill! Burn! Eviscerate! Bludgeon! It's Literary Again to Be Horrible"
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stories have typified a fog-filled London for readers worldwide.
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personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay
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4079:"A Defense of Stephen King, Master of the Decisive Moment"
2660:(1938–1945), while Tolkien is best known as the author of
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Pulp: A collectors book of Australian pulp fiction covers
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3477:"Forget 'serious' novels, I've turned to a life of crime"
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for plays. In later periods other genres such as the
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4403:"The Top Ten Books That Influenced J.R.R. Tolkien"
4257:Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, And The Arts
4227:"National Book Awards: Genre fiction dissed again"
4196:"Science fiction author hits out at Booker judges"
4378:Lindskoog, Kathryn; Law, Casey R. (Autumn 1998).
3114:series of comic fantasy novels, that begins with
2427:(1910) and four novels telling the adventures of
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4110:"King & I: Stephen King and a Balanced Diet"
2622:From the early 1930s to late 1940s, an informal
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2145:writer of the 19th century was the Irish writer
3888:Marg Gilks; Paula Fleming; Moira Allen (2003).
1913:described science fiction as "some of the best
3871:"The Romance Genre: Romance Reader Statistics"
3450:. Literature and Culture Handbooks. New York:
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2795:(1980), as well as historical novels, notably
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3967:"Does the Science in Science Fiction Matter?"
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1949:19th-century British and Irish genre fiction
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4401:Schinsky, Rebecca Joines (17 August 2011).
4048:"Stephen King: You can be popular and good"
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4507:. Australia: Australian National Library.
4436:The Oxford Companion to English Literature
4424:The Oxford Companion to English Literature
3890:"Science Fiction: The Literature of Ideas"
3579:. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
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4450:Reference and Adult Services Association.
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3555:"Romance Literature Statistics: Overview"
3058:". The novels that feature in it include
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4165:"BBC denies 'sneering' at genre fiction"
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3915:"Introduction to 1950s Science Fiction"
3475:Merritt, Stephanie (14 February 2010).
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3299:Reference and User Services Association
3269:Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
3024:(1951). His other major novels include
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4323:"The Great Detectives: Albert Campion"
3725:A Natural History of the Romance Novel
3529:Kakutani, Michiko (21 November 1989).
2630:". Its leading members were the major
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329:Please consider expanding the lead to
4521:Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew (2010). "
4237:from the original on 25 November 2016
4089:from the original on 26 November 2012
3237:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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3518:from the original on 6 October 2014.
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3297:The "Reading list", compiled by the
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2734:(1962), and nine short story works.
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1873:Critical reception and controversies
229:adding citations to reliable sources
4194:Flood, Alison (18 September 2009).
4175:from the original on 8 October 2014
3487:from the original on 8 October 2014
3414:"Literary Fiction vs Genre Fiction"
3182:against a backdrop of epic events.
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3636:Walter Scott, "Essay on Romance",
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4206:from the original on 9 March 2014
3821:from the original on 19 July 2020
3670:(London: The Women's Press, 1978)
3668:Literary Women: The Great Writers
3657:, ed. Susan Maning, pp.xxv-xxvii.
3653:"Introduction" to Walter Scott's
3506:Stasio, Marilyn (20 April 2008).
2748:The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
2103:is regarded as one of the finest
2022:immortalised the Royal Navy ship
1700:, same sex romantic fiction, and
1541:fiction and other genres such as
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4532:. London and Boston: Routledge.
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2617:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
2491:Golden Age of Detective Fiction
2441:, exemplified by the series of
2097:in the English language, while
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321:may be too short to adequately
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63:or discuss these issues on the
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2877:historical novels feature the
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4077:Jacobs, Alan (24 July 2012).
4020:Grossman, Lev (23 May 2012).
3577:A History of Greek Literature
2183:. An important later work is
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1709:prose-fiction form of romance
4351:Kieniewicz, Paul M. (2003).
4046:Nelson, Erik (7 July 2012).
3841:"The Romance Genre Overview"
3448:The Science Fiction Handbook
3303:American Library Association
3076:in 1984. Nobel prize winner
2518:Murder on the Orient Express
2064:, the influential author of
2053:The King of the Golden River
1834:science-based fact or theory
4114:Los Angeles Review of Books
3621:The True Story of the Novel
2508:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
2408:Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
2311:, discuss the issue on the
2067:The Princess and the Goblin
1906:Los Angeles Review of Books
111:the claims made and adding
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3845:Romance Writers of America
3793:Australian Library Journal
3743:Studies in Popular Culture
3559:Romance Writers of America
3040:is Clarke's contemporary.
2280:20th-century genre fiction
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1475:Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
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4528:Sutherland, John (1981).
4272:, p.99. New York: Plume.
3714:26, no. 1 : 203-233.
3692:, Sunday 12 January 2014.
3412:French, Christy Tillery.
3033:The Fountains of Paradise
2814:The Flight of the Phoenix
2398:The Old Man in the Corner
1917:of our time", and called
1861:. Modern horror, such as
1478:(1740) and the novels of
4448:CODES: The Reading List.
4357:(1920) by David Lindsay"
4140:Doris Lessing: Hot Dawns
3996:National Book Foundation
3387:(8th ed.). Boston:
3007:Science fiction novelist
2798:The Pillars of the Earth
2651:The Chronicles of Narnia
2530:And Then There Were None
1810:faster than light travel
1321:ancient Greek literature
4268:Skal, David J. (1996).
3787:Franks, Rachel (2011).
3383:Meyer, Michael (2008).
3174:(2000). It follows the
3087:between 1979 and 1983.
2986:The Day of the Triffids
2801:(1989), and its sequel
2358:The Riddle of the Sands
1502:List of literary genres
4547:From Lowbrow to Nobrow
3283:horror novels include
3258:science fiction comedy
3256:wrote the five-volume
3108:is best known for his
3102:
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2920:In crime fiction, the
2694:created the character
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2431:, of which the first,
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4292:"The Art of Suspense"
4290:Follett, Ken (2016).
3618:Margaret Anne Doody,
3594:Stanford News Service
3575:Hadas, Moses (1950).
3120:(1983), and includes
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2915:Richard the Lionheart
2880:Aubrey–Maturin series
2758:The Day of the Jackal
2669:The Lord of the Rings
2645:The Screwtape Letters
2642:. Lewis is known for
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2434:The Thirty-Nine Steps
2383:The Scarlet Pimpernel
2378:The Scarlet Pimpernel
2240:
2167:John William Polidori
2120:The War of the Worlds
1818:extraterrestrial life
1784:Science fiction is a
1755:Inspirational romance
1675:
1525:Crime fiction is the
1372:The Rise of the Novel
1178:Literature portal
4485:Gelder, Ken (2004).
4413:on 11 December 2011.
4407:thebookladysblog.com
4367:on October 17, 2012.
4355:A Voyage to Arcturus
4333:on 17 September 2012
3892:. WritingWorld.com.
3701:Doody (1996), p. 15.
3324:Middle grade fiction
3027:Rendezvous with Rama
2890:Master and Commander
2866:The Eagle Has Landed
2850:The Guns of Navarone
2789:(1978), followed by
2731:The Spy Who Loved Me
2585:A Voyage to Arcturus
2489:This was called the
2388:French Revolutionary
2317:create a new article
2309:improve this article
2020:Mutiny on the Bounty
1977:improve this article
1927:, "a great writer".
1731:contemporary romance
1236:The main genres are
952:Groups and movements
225:improve this article
4501:Johnson-Woods, Toni
4384:Discovery Institute
3965:Misa (2013-03-25).
3851:on October 15, 2014
3329:Young adult fiction
3286:The Hellbound Heart
3150:'s fantasy trilogy
3117:The Colour of Magic
2992:The Midwich Cuckoos
2776:The Fourth Protocol
2588:by Scottish writer
2539:gentleman detective
2403:armchair detectives
2361:(1903) defined the
2232:invasion literature
2208:Abraham Van Helsing
2165:fiction began with
1940:British Book Awards
1790:speculative fiction
1747:young adult romance
1652:speculative fiction
1622:elements as a main
1529:that fictionalises
1485:Pride and Prejudice
1392:historical romances
571:Short prose fiction
474:Major written forms
4152:Boston Book Review
4145:2018-09-20 at the
3684:2017-02-10 at the
3600:on 6 December 2020
3543:on 6 October 2014.
3535:The New York Times
3512:The New York Times
3391:. pp. 23–25.
3319:Children's fiction
3203:The Graveyard Book
3180:parallel universes
3171:The Amber Spyglass
3153:His Dark Materials
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2792:The Key to Rebecca
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2567:historical romance
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2348:Early 20th century
2266:Professor Moriarty
2255:Arthur Conan Doyle
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2243:Arthur Conan Doyle
2220:vampire literature
2186:Varney the Vampire
2100:The Woman in White
1930:In the 2000s, the
1814:parallel universes
1743:paranormal romance
1735:historical romance
1702:paranormal fiction
1678:
1599:Fantasy literature
1595:History of fantasy
1543:historical fiction
1455:historical romance
1308:History of fantasy
1266:historical fiction
1065:Lists and outlines
541:Long prose fiction
171:encyclopedic style
158:is written like a
96:possibly contains
4555:978-0-7735-3019-5
4464:The Reading List.
4302:on 26 August 2017
3877:on 6 August 2013.
3461:978-1-4411-7096-5
3444:Butler, Andrew M.
3398:978-0-312-47200-9
3334:New adult fiction
3218:'s works include
2945:The Bruce Trilogy
2856:Where Eagles Dare
2804:World Without End
2786:Eye of the Needle
2753:Frederick Forsyth
2741:was an author of
2672:(1954–1955), and
2657:The Space Trilogy
2547:Margery Allingham
2543:Lord Peter Wimsey
2535:Dorothy L. Sayers
2524:Death on the Nile
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2274:Dr John H. Watson
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1727:romantic suspense
1640:magical creatures
1555:detective fiction
1521:Detective fiction
1471:sentimental novel
1467:Samuel Richardson
1401:Wuthering Heights
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2845:Alistair MacLean
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2906:Knight Crusader
2871:Patrick O'Brian
2809:Elleston Trevor
2770:The Dogs of War
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