Just a quick lesson about the difference between historical and historic. Both are adjectives but the meanings are slightly different.
historic: means that something is important to history or influencing history
Today is a historic day, the U.S. has it's first African-American President.
Okinawa has many historic sites, like Shuri Castle.
historical: means that it is about history, not important to it
Jidai Matsuri shows people in many historical costumes.
I love watching historical dramas.
So be careful!
It's a historic novel.
Means the novel MADE history, for example, The Tale of Genji is the first novel in the world.
It's a historical novel.
Means the novel is ABOUT history, for example, Memoirs of a Geisha which is about the life of a Geisha in Kyoto.
Enjoy your day!
Phil
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