In August 1912, he published "Chihiro HATORI" which was the first novel written in his original style to describe the real life of a real person based on historical resources.
1912年（大正元年）8月、「実在の人間を資料に拠って事実のまま叙述する、鴎外独自の小説作品の最初のもの」である『羽鳥千尋』を発表。