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Reading Great Historical Fiction - Page 5

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. I've endeavored to list the books in order in light of their historical setting, from prehistoric times through to the turn of the twentieth century. This is a list of a range of great historical fiction novels I've read and a few on my TBR pile as well ...
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The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
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The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
163
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
164
Season of the Jew (Maurice Shadbolt)
Season of the Jew (Maurice Shadbolt)
165
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
166
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
167
The Angel of Darkness (Caleb Carr)
The Angel of Darkness (Caleb Carr)
168
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
169
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
170
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
171
In Pale Battalions (Robert Goddard)
In Pale Battalions (Robert Goddard)
172
River of Darkness (Rennie Airth)
River of Darkness (Rennie Airth)
173
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
174
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
175
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
176
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
177
March Violets (Philip Kerr)
March Violets (Philip Kerr)
178
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
179
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
180
Goodnight Mister Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mister Tom (Michelle Magorian)
181
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
182
The Tatooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tatooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
183
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History (Art Spiegelman)
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History (Art Spiegelman)
184
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began (Art Spiegelman)
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began (Art Spiegelman)
185
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
186
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
187
King Rat (James Clavell)
King Rat (James Clavell)
188
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
189
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
190
Mudbound (Hillary Jordan)
Mudbound (Hillary Jordan)
191
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
192
I Am David (Anne Holm)
I Am David (Anne Holm)
193
The Lilies of the Field (William E. Barrett)
The Lilies of the Field (William E. Barrett)
194
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
195
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
196
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
197
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
198
Noble House (James Clavell)
Noble House (James Clavell)
199
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
200
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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