Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Novels

This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia's Manual of Style.

It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though occasional exceptions may apply. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page.

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This page sets out the Wikipedia guidelines covering articles on individual works of literary fiction. These guidelines supplement the broader guidelines for coverage of fiction, which should also be followed. For brevity, this page assumes that the work being discussed is a novel, but it applies equally to all works of literary fiction: novels, novellas and short stories.