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But in an age of historical novels as smart as Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," this type of historical fiction itself is beginning to feel dated.

Historical Fiction Steve Donoghue 2011

This is a world away from the monstrous cynicism exposed by Hilary Mantel's novel Beyond Black or, more recently, AL Kennedy's The Blue Book, during the course of researching which she received advice from Derren Brown, himself a sophisticated analyst of the power of mediumship to convince those willing to believe in it.

Among the psychics 2011

Recently, however, the genre has had a surprising revival: think of Ragtime, J.G. Farrell's Siege of Krishnapur, or Beloved; of Hilary Mantel's great novel of the French Revolution, A Place of Greater Safety.

Authors and others 2010

Recently, however, the genre has had a surprising revival: think of Ragtime, J.G. Farrell's Siege of Krishnapur, or Beloved; of Hilary Mantel's great novel of the French Revolution, A Place of Greater Safety.

A Different Stripe: 2009

Recently, however, the genre has had a surprising revival: think of Ragtime, J.G. Farrell's Siege of Krishnapur, or Beloved; of Hilary Mantel's great novel of the French Revolution, A Place of Greater Safety.

A letter from the editor on Sylvia Townsend Warner 2009

Religion, power, politics, money and sex - key elements of human life - are all on full display in Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize winning novel.

Wolf Hall: Summary and book reviews of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. 2009

In Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's arch, elegant, richly detailed biographical novel centered on Cromwell … characters are scorchingly well rendered.

Wolf Hall: Summary and book reviews of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. 2009

For all her meticulous historical reconstruction, Mantel's world remains a strange place, permeated by the many dead.

Wolf Hall: Summary and book reviews of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. 2009

Most impressive is Hilary Mantel's fresh new account of an old, old tale, placing it in the broad canvas of western civilization and the evolution of society.

Wolf Hall: Summary and book reviews of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. 2009

Recently, however, the genre has had a surprising revival: think of Ragtime, J.G. Farrell's Siege of Krishnapur, or Beloved; of Hilary Mantel's great novel of the French Revolution, A Place of Greater Safety.

From the editor 2009