What's
a genre?
A
genre is a type of story with features or characteristics
you can recognize. Genre basically means type.
There are lots of types of stories. Some
well-known genres for fiction that you might have heard of
are:
Adventure
Adventure stories are stories about unusual, exciting or dangerous
experiences, journeys or series of events. Adventure stories
contain lots of action and excitement. Browse the adventure
stories in the Oxford Progressive English Readers
series.
Classics
Classics are well-known stories that people think are well
written. Most classics are stories that were written many
years ago. Browse the classics
in the Oxford Progressive English Readers series.
Crime and detective
stories
Crime and detective stories are stories about breaking the
law and the people who solve the crimes. Detectives are clever
people who work out who the bad people are in the story. The
most famous detective in fiction is Sherlock
Holmes. Browse the crime and detective
stories in the Oxford Progressive English Readers
series.
Fairy tales
Fairy tales are stories with magic in them. Animals can speak.
People do strange things. Most fairy tales have a happy ending.
Good and clever people win. Bad people lose. Fairy tales can
be about kings and queens or about poor people. They may be
funny or frightening. They usually happen in a place 'far,
far away'. They are about times 'long, long ago'. Browse the
fairy tales in the Oxford Progressive
English Readers series.
Horror and suspense
Horror and suspense stories are written to frighten and terrify.
The stories are often exciting. Stories about ghosts, vampires
and horrible creatures are called horror stories. Browse the
horror and suspense stories in the
Oxford Progressive English Readers series.
Mystery
Mysteries include crimes and strange events which are only
explained at the end. Browse the mysteries
in the Oxford Progressive English Readers series.
Plays
Plays contain dialogues (conversations) between characters.
Plays are written to be read out or performed. The most famous
playwright is William Shakespeare.
Browse the plays in the Oxford
Progressive English Readers series.
Romance
Romances are stories about love. Browse the romances
in the Oxford Progressive English Readers series.
Science fiction
and fantasy
Science fiction and fantasies are stories that are about imagined
scientific discoveries of the future, space travel and life
on other planets and imagined places. They can also include
magic. Browse the science fiction and
fantasy stories in the Oxford Progressive English
Readers series.
Short stories
Short stories are shorter in length than novels. Short stories
date back to the oral tradition of storytelling when people
used to tell each other stories. Browse the short
stories in the Oxford Progressive English Readers
series.
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