Today's Novel Origins - 13 February 2009

N. D. Hansen-Hill cited an article by D. G. Dyne, which recounts mention of New Zealand by such well-known literary figures as Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Robert Browning.

There was also a discussion of prologues and their uses, particularly as a hook to capture the reader's attention.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Novel-Origins/va/2009/02/12/Admired-Authors-New-Zealand-in-Literature-The-Prologue

References

http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Gov10_06Rail-t1-body-d8.html
http://www.flreads.org/contest/book_hook_contest2006.htm