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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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