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Indeed, the standard plot of Mediaeval Romance s was a series of adventures. Following a plot framework as old as Heliodorus , and so durable as to be still alive in Hollywood Movies , a Hero would undergo a first set of adventures before he met his lady. A separation would follow, with a second set of adventures leading to a final reunion. Variations kept the genre alive. From the mid 19th century onwards, when mass literacy grew, adventure became a popular subgenre of fiction. Examples of that period include Alexandre Dumas, Père , Jules Verne , H. Rider Haggard , Emilio Salgari , Louis Henri Boussenard , Thomas Mayne Reid , Sax Rohmer , Edgar Wallace , and Robert Louis Stevenson . Adventure novels often overlap with other genres, notably War Novel s, Crime Novel s, Sea Stories , Robinsonade s, Science Fiction , Fantasy , and Western s. Not all books within these genres are adventures. Adventure novels take the setting and premise of these other genres, but the fast-paced plot of an adventure focuses on the actions of the hero within the setting. SEE ALSO
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