# Ancient Rome in the English novel: a study in English historical fiction

Author: Faries, Randolph, 1890-

Genre: Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68741

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## Summary

For some time I have felt the need for a satisfactory definition of the “classic” novel,—a definition which should include novels of value, and exclude innumerable works of fiction of little or no value. The want of such a definition was evident not only from the vagueness with which literary historians have referred to the “classic” novel, but also from the fact that other students seemed to consider as such any work of fiction using Greek and Roman names. For a definite selection of theme, I am indebted to Dr. John Cooper Mendenhall, of the Department of English of the University of Pennsylvania, whose generous advice I wish to acknowledge most gratefully, and whose fine sense for liter...

## Chapters

- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ancient-rome-in-the-english-novel-a-study-in-english-historical-969aec66/chapters/12/index.md)