Question

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

Answer 1

Then, amid a murmur of laughter and jeers from the Roman benches immediately before him, he began to sing.

It was all simple and childlike, but it went to the hearts of the Olympians, for it spoke of the land which they knew and loved.

Answer 2

There are several ways in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Contest” is a work of historical fiction, but the main way is that it uses fictional characters in a real setting.