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100 Must-Read Historical Novels - Page 2

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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I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
Robert Graves
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The Queen's Fool
The Queen's Fool
43
The Secret River
The Secret River
44
Pompeii
Pompeii
45
A Civil Contract (Georgette Heyer)
A Civil Contract
Georgette Heyer
46
The Welsh Girl (Peter Ho Davies)
The Welsh Girl
Peter Ho Davies
47
Notre Dame De Paris
Notre Dame De Paris
48
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
49
The Playmaker
The Playmaker
50
Day
Day
51
Westward Ho! (Charles Kingsley)
Westward Ho!
Charles Kingsley
52
English Passengers
English Passengers
53
The Czar's Madman (Jaan Kross)
The Czar's Madman
Jaan Kross
54
The Leopard (Giuseppe Di Lampedusa)
The Leopard
Giuseppe Di Lampedusa
55
Balthasar's Odyssey (Amin Maalouf)
Balthasar's Odyssey
Amin Maalouf
56
Place of Greater Safety
Place of Greater Safety
57
Nightrunners of Bengal (John Masters)
Nightrunners of Bengal
John Masters
58
The First Man in Rome
The First Man in Rome
59
The People's Act of Love (James Meek)
The People's Act of Love
James Meek
60
The Corn King and Spring Queen (Naomi Mitchison)
The Corn King and Spring Queen
Naomi Mitchison
61
The Pope's Rhinoceros (Lawrence Norfolk)
The Pope's Rhinoceros
Lawrence Norfolk
62
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
Patrick O'Brian
63
Redemption Falls (Joseph O'Connor)
Redemption Falls
Joseph O'Connor
64
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Baroness Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
65
The Unburied (Charles Palliser)
The Unburied
Charles Palliser
66
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
Orhan Pamuk
67
The Dante Club
The Dante Club
68
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost
69
The Sunne in Splendour, Sharon Kay Penman
The Sunne in Splendour, Sharon Kay Penman
70
The Fencing Master (Arturo Perez Reverte)
The Fencing Master
Arturo Perez Reverte
71
A Morbid Taste for Bones
A Morbid Taste for Bones
72
Cambridge (Caryl Phillips)
Cambridge
Caryl Phillips
73
The Man on a Donkey (H.F.M. Prescott)
The Man on a Donkey
H.F.M. Prescott
74
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire
75
The Last English King (Julian Rathbone)
The Last English King
Julian Rathbone
76
The Praise Singer (Mary Renault)
The Praise Singer
Mary Renault
77
Goshawk Squadron (Derek Robinson)
Goshawk Squadron
Derek Robinson
78
Mr. Wroe's Virgins (Jane Rogers)
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
Jane Rogers
79
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
80
Dissolution
Dissolution
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