▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁" gen u in ely " ▁historical ▁novel ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁two ▁develop ments , ▁or ▁processes . ▁The ▁first ▁is ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁specific ▁genre ▁in ▁a ▁specific ▁medium — the ▁historical ▁novel ' s ▁unique ▁sty list ic ▁and ▁narr ative ▁elements . ▁The ▁second ▁is ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁representative , ▁organ ic ▁art work ▁that ▁can ▁capture ▁the ▁f ract ures , ▁contradict ions , ▁and ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁particular ▁product ive ▁mode ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁( i . e ., ▁developing , ▁early , ▁ent rench ed ▁capital ism ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Historical ▁fiction ▁awards ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁historical ▁novel ists ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁historical ▁fiction ▁by ▁time ▁period ▁ ▁Walter ▁Scott ▁Prize ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Works ▁c ited ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Shaw , ▁Harry ▁E . ▁The ▁Form s ▁of ▁Historical ▁F iction : ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Scott ▁and ▁His ▁Success ors . ▁I th aca , ▁NY : ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Historical ▁fiction ▁by ▁women , ▁about ▁women ▁ ▁Historical ▁F iction ▁recommended ▁reading ▁ ▁Audio ▁Archives ▁from ▁" H istor ical ▁F iction ▁and ▁The ▁Search ▁for ▁Tr uth " - ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Key ▁West ▁Liter ary ▁Sem inar ▁ ▁Historical ▁F iction ▁Festival ▁Ann ual ▁event ▁in ▁Summer hall , ▁Edinburgh , ▁for ▁writers ▁and ▁aud ien ces ▁to ▁discuss ▁historical ▁fiction .