Annals
Annals noun - An account of important events in the order in which they happened.
Usage example: his annals of the reigns of English kings was used as a source by Shakespeare
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Tale
Tale noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.
Usage example: the oft-told tale of Sleeping Beauty
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Unreliable Narrator: The tale is framed as excerpts from the annals of the Black Company, as laid down by various members.
Source: Literature / The Black Company
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Tale and Annals. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/annals/tale
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