In what way is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Contest” a work of historical fiction?

A) It focuses on the popular Greek mythic hero Policles and cites examples of his bravery.

B) It describes the former Roman Emperor Nero and recreates ancient Rome and Greece.

C) It accurately portrays how international singing competitions were held in ancient Greece.

D) It gives a factual, true-to-life depiction of events that took place during Nero’s reign.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Contest is historical fiction because it is set in the past in the year 66 AD. The author uses a historical character Emperor Nero as his main character. Even though real historical characters and events are depicted and described in the short story the author has used his own imagination to create his narrative or fiction.

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scouteo scouteo · Answer 2 · 2019-02-13T17:08:01+01:00

The correct answer is B) it describes the former Roman emperor Nero and recreates ancient Rome and Greece.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Contest” is a work of historical fiction because it describes the former Roman emperor Nero and recreates ancient Rome and Greece.

It is considered a work of historical fiction because his story is based on real characters that lived in 66AD in ancient Rome. “The Contest” is a story written by Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859-1930). The story was published in “The New York Tribune” in February 1911. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle is one of the most famous Scottish writers because he is the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes, and its many fictional novels.