ces se ▁de ▁Cl è ves , ▁a ▁French ▁novel ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁an onym ously ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 6 7 8 . ▁It ▁is ▁regarded ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁psych ological ▁novel , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁classic ▁work . ▁Its ▁author ▁is ▁generally ▁held ▁to ▁be ▁Madame ▁de ▁La ▁F ay ette . ▁The ▁action ▁takes ▁place ▁between ▁October ▁ 1 5 5 8 ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 5 5 9 ▁at ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁of ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁France . ▁The ▁novel ▁recre ates ▁that ▁era ▁with ▁remarkable ▁precision . ▁Near ly ▁every ▁character ▁– ▁except ▁the ▁hero ine ▁– ▁is ▁a ▁historical ▁figure . ▁Events ▁and ▁intr ig ues ▁unfold ▁with ▁great ▁faithful ness ▁to ▁document ary ▁record . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁the ▁historical ▁novel ▁" app ears ▁to ▁have ▁developed " ▁from ▁La ▁Prin ces se ▁de ▁Cl è ves , ▁" and ▁then ▁via ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁novel ". ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Historical ▁fiction ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Rom antic ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁En light en ment , ▁especially ▁through ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁writer ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Scott , ▁whose ▁works ▁were ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ▁throughout ▁Europe . ▁Among ▁his ▁early ▁European ▁follow ers ▁we ▁can ▁find ▁Will ib ald ▁Alex is , ▁The odor ▁Font ane , ▁Bern hard ▁Sever in ▁In gem ann , ▁Mik l ós