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Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide: Historical Novels & History

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Sourced from "Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide" (Nick Rennison, 8th edn, 2009)
Historical Novels: "These books are ... 'true' novels which are given extra depth and colour by their setting in the past, by the way they show recognizable relationships, family life, hopes and fears in a context of historical events."
History: "books which go a long way to proving the often-expressed opinion that the best stories are to be found not in fiction but in fact, not in the imaginary worlds of novelists but in the real worlds of the past."
Historical Novels
1-15 Top picks
16-34: Also recommended
35 & 36: Hidden Gems (The Eygptian & The Man on a Donkey)
History
37-52: Top picks
53-69: Also recommended
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1
Havoc in Its Third Year (Ronan Bennett)
Havoc in Its Third Year
Ronan Bennett
2
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
Caleb Carr
3
The March (E.L. Doctorow)
The March
E.L. Doctorow
4
Wife to Mr Milton (Robert Graves)
Wife to Mr Milton
Robert Graves
5
Black Robe (Brian Moore)
Black Robe
Brian Moore
6
The Sunne in Splendour (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Sunne in Splendour
Sharon Kay Penman
7
The Last English King (Julian Rathbone)
The Last English King
Julian Rathbone
8
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Rennault)
The Mask of Apollo
Mary Rennault
9
The Wild Girl (Michele Roberts)
The Wild Girl
Michele Roberts
10
London (Edward Rutherfurd)
London
Edward Rutherfurd
11
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
Vikram Seth
12
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
13
This Thing of Darkness (Harry Bingham)
This Thing of Darkness
Harry Bingham
14
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
Jeanette Winterson
15
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon (Richard Zimler)
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
Richard Zimler
16
The Bridge on the Drina (Ivo Andrić)
The Bridge on the Drina
Ivo Andrić
17
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man
Thomas Berger
18
Credo (Melvyn Bragg)
Credo
Melvyn Bragg
19
The Kingdom of the Wicked (Anthony Burgess)
The Kingdom of the Wicked
Anthony Burgess
20
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
James Clavell
21
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan
22
Voyageurs (Margaret Elphinstone)
Voyageurs
Margaret Elphinstone
23
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
24
The Rising Sun (Douglas Galbraith)
The Rising Sun
Douglas Galbraith
25
The Glass Palace (Amitav Ghosh)
The Glass Palace
Amitav Ghosh
26
The Welsh Girl (Peter Ho Davies)
The Welsh Girl
Peter Ho Davies
27
Hannibal (Ross Leckie)
Hannibal
Ross Leckie
28
The Giant O'Brien (Hilary Mantel)
The Giant O'Brien
Hilary Mantel
29
The People's Act of Love (James Meek)
The People's Act of Love
James Meek
30
Lemprière's Dictionary (Lawrence Norfolk)
Lemprière's Dictionary
Lawrence Norfolk
31
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
Iain Pears
32
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Book)
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Book)
33
Joseph Knight (James Robertson)
Joseph Knight
James Robertson
34
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
Sarah Waters
35
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
Mika Waltari
36
The Man on a Donkey (H. F. M. Prescott)
The Man on a Donkey
H. F. M. Prescott
37
Stalingrad (Antony Beevor)
Stalingrad
Antony Beevor
38
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dee Brown
39
A People's Tragedy (Orlando Figes)
A People's Tragedy
Orlando Figes
40
Pagans and Christians (Robin Lane Fox)
Pagans and Christians
Robin Lane Fox
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