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100 Must-Read Historical Novels

4th list from Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides, written solely by Nick Rennison. Covering everything from Ancient Rome to WWI, several have been filmed as movies or mini-series. Many of the authors, including some of the same books, were featured on my last list for prize winning novels. Like every book in the series, each entry lists tvor movie adaptation, other books by the author & books by other authors on a similar theme. Also has several lists of similar-themed books covering children's historical works(like "The Eagle of the Ninth"), Old (American) West, Ancient Greece & Rome, the Renaissance, etc. Enjoy, & check out my other lists too! Cheers!
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Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golum (Peter Ackroyd)
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golum (Peter Ackroyd)
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Alias Grace
Alias Grace
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Master Georgie
Master Georgie
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Doctor Copernicus (John Banville)
Doctor Copernicus (John Banville)
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Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
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The Voyage of the Narwhal (Andrea Barrett)
The Voyage of the Narwhal (Andrea Barrett)
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Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
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An Ice-Cream War
An Ice-Cream War
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Credo (Melvyn Bragg)
Credo (Melvyn Bragg)
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March (Geraldine Brooks)
March (Geraldine Brooks)
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Midwinter (John Buchan)
Midwinter (John Buchan)
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Possession
Possession
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The Alienist
The Alienist
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop
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Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
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Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun (James Clavell)
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Sharpe's Eagle
Sharpe's Eagle
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The Silver Pigs
The Silver Pigs
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
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Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
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The White Company (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The White Company (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
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Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
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Niccolo Rising (Dorothy Dunnett)
Niccolo Rising (Dorothy Dunnett)
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The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
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The Book of the Heathen (Robert Edric)
The Book of the Heathen (Robert Edric)
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St. Agnes' Stand (Thomas Eidson)
St. Agnes' Stand (Thomas Eidson)
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Romola
Romola
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The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White
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The Seige of Krishnapur
The Seige of Krishnapur
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Firedrake's Eye (Patricia Finney)
Firedrake's Eye (Patricia Finney)
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The Blue Flower
The Blue Flower
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The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
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The Fifth Queen (Ford Madox Ford)
The Fifth Queen (Ford Madox Ford)
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The Happy Return (CS Forester)
The Happy Return (CS Forester)
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
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Flashman
Flashman
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Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
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The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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Rites of Passage
Rites of Passage
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