ðə hɪstˈoːɹiən ɡˈæɹi ˈoʊlsən ɪn ɐ dɪskˈʌʃən ʌvðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz ænd dɹˈɔːbæks ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl fˈɪkʃən ɪn tˈiːtʃɪŋ hˈɪstɚɹi, dᵻfˈɛndz ˈɛlɪɡənts nˈɑːvəlz ʌv tʃˈaɪnə.
The historian Gary Olsen in a discussion of the advantages and drawbacks of historical fiction in teaching history, defends Elegant's novels of China.