PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research University of Tlemcen Faculty of Letters and Languages Department of English An Extended Essay Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for a Master’s Degree in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Civilization Presented by Supervised by Miss Ahlem BELALIA Dr. Wassila MOURO Board of Examination: Mr. Omar Rahmoun (Dr) Chairman University of Tlemcen Mrs. Wassila Mouro (Dr) Supervisor University of Tlemcen Miss. Meriem Mengouchi Examiner University of Tlemcen Academic Year 2017-2018 Historiographic Metafiction through Women’s Legacy in Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth