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C.S Forester's The General and Duncan Kyle's The King's Commissar
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Historical fictions are pocketfuls of vivid expressions about past events. Invigorating our minds to relive those moments, they can take the reader on an exotic tour of the past unlike reading fact after fact from a text book. Two such books are C.S Forester's The General and Duncan Kyle's The King's Commissar. Through the setting and characterisation of both books, we can understand how or why the world is today. Keeping in mind that the present is reflected on the past and future is a reflection of the present, we must learn from our mistakes to stop them from happening... 
historical novels can help reveal the various changes in our society. The negative changes should not repeated if similar situations arise. On the other hand, for changes that are positive, we should appreciate the process it took to change them which made the present society a better place to live in. We should also aim to improve on such qualities. Reading any kind of genre would provide many pleasures, but reading historical fictions have the added bonus of enlightening the reader with knowledge about the past and present which can guide us to make better decisions for the future.
historical novels can help reveal the various changes in our society. The negative changes should not repeated if similar situations arise. On the other hand, for changes that are positive, we should appreciate the process it took to change them which made the present society a better place to live in. We should also aim to improve on such qualities. Reading any kind of genre would provide many pleasures, but reading historical fictions have the added bonus of enlightening the reader with knowledge about the past and present which can guide us to make better decisions for the future.
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