<anchor xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xml:id="id_docs-internal-guid-5e3754e0-f5cb-94e5-6b7e-e4f84c333592" />Detecting direct speech in fiction allows gaining insight into an important element of its narrative structure. In literary studies, there are assumptions on the factors influencing the distribution of direct speech, like genre, period and aesthetic complexity.