List of works of fiction set in the 14th century
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The following works of fiction are based in the 14th century:
Drama
[edit]Historical novels
[edit]- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Umberto Eco – The Name of the Rose[2]
- Ismail Kadare - The Three-Arched Bridge (Ura Me Tri Harqe)[3]
- Anya Seton – Katherine[4]
- Nigel Tranter
- Robert the Bruce trilogy[5]
- Flowers of Chivalry
- Courting Favour
- Lords of Misrule
- Ronald Welch - Bowman of Crécy[6]
Science fiction novels
[edit]- Poul Anderson – The High Crusade – Sir Roger, Baron de Tourneville, captures a scouting craft for the Wersgorix Empire in 1345. His force and the village of Ansby are then taken to the Empire.[7]
- Daphne du Maurier – The House on the Strand – A scientist travels back in time to the 14th century.[8]
- Michael Crichton – Timeline – A group of historians travels to 14th-century France.
References
[edit]- ^ Arthur Conan Doyle (2016). Sir Nigel. J. Murray. p. 1. ISBN 9783849690090.
- ^ Jane G White; Robert J White; Adele Haft (1999). The Key to "The Name of the Rose": Including Translations of All Non-English Passages. University of Michigan Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780472086214.
- ^ "TimesMachine". The New York Times. March 2, 1997.
- ^ The Big Read Top 100. The BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100_2.shtml
- ^ "Why Tranter never looks back". Herald & Times Group. Glasgow Herald. 29 December 1993. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ National Library of Australia: Trove
- ^ Poul Anderson, Going For Infinity: A Literary Journey, Tor, c.IX
- ^ Varnam, Laura (2009), Review of The House on the Strand, retrieved 22 September 2017