It is a historical novella, written to explain the origin of the Jewish holiday of Purim.

In 1880 Sienkiewicz wrote a historical novella, Niewola tatarska (Tartar Captivity).

Soldier's Heart (Gary Paulsen novel), a historical novella by Gary Paulsen.

Diana Gabaldon in her 1998 historical novella Lord John and the Hellfire Club.

Morand's post-World War II literary output concentrated on historical novellas.

Mr. Schama says the new book consists of two "historical novellas," even though "Dead Certainties" seems far more closely grounded in historical research than most historical fiction.

Meyer's main works are historical novellas:

The plight of the carusi is a secondary theme in the historical novella The Lady of the Wheel, by Angelo F. Coniglio.

This is the main theme of a historical novella set in nineteenth-century Sicily, The Lady of the Wheel, by Angelo F. Coniglio.

Lord John and the Hellfire Club is a historical novella written by Diana Gabaldon, a New York Times best-selling author.