*History!
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* Realistic Fiction began in France.
* Realistic Fiction was produced in Europe
and in the U.S.A. in 1840 until the 1890's.
* Realistic Fiction was represented by plays and short stories about Anton Chekhov in Russia.
* George Eliot, Henry James, Mark Twain,
and William Dean Howells were GREAT
Realistic Fiction Writers.
*Timeline of Realistic Fiction Books!
1719- " Robinson Crusoe " by Daniel Defoe
(Adventure book)
1812- " Swiss Family Robinson " by Joann Wyss
(Imitated R.C. adventure)
1865- " Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates "
by Mary Mapes Dodge (In another land)
1867- " Little Women " by Louisa May Alcott
(Family story)
1877- " Black Beauty " by Anna Sewell
(A story of inhumane or mistreated horse)
1880- " Heidi " by Johanna Spyri
( Popular story in the U.S.)
1883- " Treasure Island " by Robert Louis Stevenson
(Pirate adventure story)
1894- " Beautiful Joe " by Margaret M. Saunders
(Dog story)
1908- " Anne of Green Gables "
by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Story of an orphan)
1911- " The Secret Garden "
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
(Emotional life of two children)
1934- " The Good Master " by Kate Seredy
( Newbery Winner)
Great Job Kate!
1938- " The Yearling " by Marjorie Kinhan Rawlings
(Classic Animal Story)
1941- " In My Mother's House "
by Ann Nolan Clark ( Story of a Native American)
1945- " Strawberry Girl " by Lois Lenski
(Regional story set in Florida)
1960- " The Incredible Journey "
by Sheila Burnford (Animal Survival story of a Cat and Dog)
After the 1960's there were many more books published!
Thanks!
Quiz
1. What year was Realistic Fiction produced?
2. In which country did Realistic Fiction begin ?
3. How did Russia first represent Realistic Fiction?
B. drama