Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader with a desire to know more.

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Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader with a desire to know more. This quote is very true because historical fiction gives you a new and interesting view of what happened in that time and its people. You will also get to see how they felt and what they did during that period.

Source: Education Of A Wandering Man

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